Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox When the first episode of The Detectives: Fighting Organised Crime aired, viewers were glued to their TVs.
The BBC show laid bare the brutality of Manchester's crime gangs, as Greater Manchester Police attempt to get a grip on their terrifying reign of the city.
It follows the incredible work of the force's Serious and Organised Crime unit, who are based at Nexus House in Ashton-under-Lyne.
Episode one showed a series of dramatic kidnappings, in which one victim is taken to a house in Denton where he is tortured for 25 hours before a ransom of £34,000 is paid.
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