Hunting Mr Nice: The Cannabis Kingpin

Hunting Mr Nice: The Cannabis Kingpin

2024•58m•8.0/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

8.0/10(1)

Howard Marks was Britain’s most notorious drug smuggler - until his luck ran out. Told by his inner circle and the cops on their tail, was he really ‘Mr Nice’?

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Production

Passion Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Returning Series

First Aired

November 21, 2024

Last Aired

November 28, 2024

Networks

BBC Two

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

High Times

E1

High Times

Air date: 2024-11-21

Howard and his crew are planning to ship ten tonnes of cannabis into America. With law enforcement hot on their tail, can they make it to payday without getting caught?

Busted

E2

Busted

Air date: 2024-11-28

With the DEA getting ever closer, Howard risks it all to smuggle his biggest shipment ever - 30 tonnes of cannabis into north America. Has his luck finally run out?

Cast

Sian Reese-Williams

Sian Reese-Williams

Self - Narrator (voice)

Diego Marando

Bobi Rostas

Peter Mills

Jordan Lewis

Maria Juan Oliver

Denis Perez Ortega

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