Contains very strong language, some violence and some upsetting scenes.

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Gangster

The Story of the Black Widow

The Black Widow: 2. A Widow's Vow

8 August 2025

29 minutes

Available for over a year

Linda, Mickey and the kids are living the high life when he agrees to take on a job with a new gang - a raid on a cash collection at a London supermarket just before Christmas.

As Linda waits at home, armed police are lying in wait outside the supermarket. When the police rush towards them, the rest of Mickey's team flee, leaving him alone on the crowded street clutching his weapon. He is shot dead.

When Linda hears of her husband's death something inside her snaps and at his graveside she makes a vow to provide for their two young kids by carrying on his "work" as an armed robber. But before she can get started, another man comes on the scene - someone altogether more deadly and dangerous.

Credits

Presenter: Livvy Haydock

Series Producer: Kate West

Producers: Patrick Kiteley and Matthew Bone

Journalism Assistants: Tim Fernley and Ellie Dover

Drama Writer: Paul Jones

Sound Design: Richard Hannaford

Assistant Commissioner: Lorraine Okuefuna

Commissioning Editor: Richard Maddock

Editors and Executive Producers: Carl Johnston and Clare Fordham