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In Search of the Wreckers

In January, the MSC Napoli ran aground, spilling its cargo on Branscombe beach in Devon. The public were delighted, but the authorities were determined to police opportunists. Looters of the Napoli were reviving a centuries' old tradition: 'wrecking'. Author Bella Bathurst discovers the social history of a national crime.

English
  • Originally Aired January 12, 2008
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Production Code b008pyps
  • Network BBC Two
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Name Type Role
Bella Bathurst Writer
Michael Praed Guest Star