The Forgotten Case of Charles, McLaughlin, Buchanan,
Endell.
Charles
Endell
Esq...
though
his
birth
name
was
actually
Angus
McIntyre;
He changed
identity by deed poll after
leaving
his old Glasgow
manor
to
set-up
business in
London.
These
actions were
made necessary by a
certain
American
geezer called
King
Jorgenson....so-titled because he
was considered
underworld
royalty by gangsters in the
States.
'King' wanted Angus
dead after
learning that
it
was him who burnt his
Miami gaming
club down
whilst on
vacation
there; this
followed an
expensive
losing
streak on
what the
Scotsman assumed were
rigged casino
tables.
However, Jorgenson managed to track Charlie down to his Soho address, but with foreknowledge of King's arrival, (thanks to the the underworld grapevine), Charlie managed to set a trap for Jorgenson by arranging for him to be re-directed to a house in Dublin, Ireland, (where the American had been led to believe that Angus McIntyre was staying), but instead Charlie's henchmen were waiting for him.
There, Jorgenson swiftly had his feet nailed to the floor ...and he now resides peacefully deep beneath the Irish sea, wearing a sporty, concrete overcoat .
With Jorgenson out of the way, things were going fine for a while, until someone decided to pass incriminating evidence about Charlie to one Detective Inspector Bryant; the result was a long stretch at Her Majesties pleasure for Mr Endell.
But there was something of a surprise when, one year later, D.I. Bryant himself was jailed for corruption resulting from the Charles Endell case. (please read-on for the full story).
Below is an extract from a tabloid newspaper concerning this very famous trial
|
Endell trial lifted lid
on porn squad bribery
The outcry
over
the trial of Charles
McLaughlin
Endell,
aged
54,
who
was
jailed
for 10
years
by
an
Old
Bailey
judge
in
November
last
year,
sparked
a
major
corruption
inquiry
in
Whitehall
which ended
in the
jailing
of Detective
Inspector
Bryant,
the
senior
officer
responsible for the
prosecution, newly
released confidential
Whitehall documents reveal.
The home
office papers published today show the
public
backlash to the savage
sentencing
of Charles
Endell
and the
unprecedented
confiscation of
criminal
assets,
helped
precipitate
Scotland
Yard's
biggest
ever
anti-corruption
drive
in
which
40
officers,
including
a
deputy assistant
commissioner,
were
imprisoned
or
left
the
force.
The head
of the Metropolitan police's obscene
publications
squad, who
targeted the
capital's
burgeoning
pornographic
industry,
also
ended up
behind
bars.
The papers
were
not
due
to
be
made
public
until 1997,
but
have
been
released
early
under
a
new
government
initiative.
They
show
that
home
secretary
Reginald
Maudling, was
so
stung
by
the accusation
that
the
police were singling out
certain individuals for
prosecution
while
many
other
notorious
Soho
pornographers
were
being let off the hook,
that
he
ordered a major
inquiry.
Detective
Inspector Bryant, then in charge of the
"dirty"
squad, told Mr
Maudling that
pornography
could not
be
stamped out
because
it
had
existed
for
centuries,
and
justified
his
targeting
of Endell
Enterprises and
the
"backroom" books and
films
that
it
supplied
to
"special"
customers
upon
request,
as
indecent
publications
which
were
aimed
at and
advocated "the
alternative
society".
Bryant disputed the home office's
claim
that certain Soho
bookshops were
operating with
impunity.
"I
would
rather
question
the
assertion
that
pornography
was
on
'open
sale'
in
Soho
or
indeed
anywhere
else in
London
on a
large
scale.
I
would,
however,
agree that it
can be
found in
various bookshops
when
it is
particularly
asked
for."
Home
office civil servants said this weasel
explanation
"left
a good
deal to be desired".
Detailed
allegations were made of police
corruption soon
after
the Endell inquiry. Bryant
was
eventually jailed
for
10
years
as
the
"chief
architect"
of
the
biggest
ever
Met
corruption
ring
in
which
the
Soho porn
merchants had
some of the
most senior
police
officers in
Britain on
their
weekly
payroll.
The Charles Endell case at the Old
Bailey was
the
largest
obscenity
trial
in
British
legal
history.
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The Coming Out of Charles Endell
Esquire
In 1979,
exactly 7
years
later,
(with
3
years
off
for
good
behaviour)
,
Chas
gets
out
of
nick
and
emerges
into
a
radically
different
world.
Soho, (which had become his business empire), was now being governed by a new criminal gang.
These were a type of underclass that you just don't mess with... making his old mob look like pussycats in comparison.
Charlie had been left with very little in the way of business assets after the vice squad had finished closing down most of Endell Enterprises' as they went ; the dirty bookshops, clubs etc, now all refurbished, had new owners.
The
only option for him was a return
to his old
patch in Glasgow in
an attempt at
re-establishing
himself....
...
using some 'rainy day' cash that
he had
previously
left in safe
keeping up
there with
a
solicitor
called Archibald
Telfer.
Upon arrival he gets to know one Hamish MacIntyre, who is running a rocky mini-cab firm with the pretentious name World-Wide Cab Hire.
Hamish, (or World-Wide, as
he
became
known),
is
adopted
by
Endell
as
his
bodyguard
come-chauffeur.
Endell
needs
him
in
his
efforts
to
gain
a
piece
of
the
action
on
Glasgow's
mean
streets.
Charlie is convinced that the city belongs to him. But things don't work out as planned. Life can be cruel on the outside.
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Show Stars: Charlie Endell, (Iain Cuthbertson) and partner-in-crime Hamish McIntyre jr. (Tony Osoba ),
Episode 1 of Season 1 of
"Charles Endell Esquire"
Glasgow Belongs To Me.
Writer: Robert
Holmes.
Show Stars: Phil McCall (Det. Sgt. Dickson), Rikki Fulton (Alastair Vint), Annie Ross (Dixie), Bill Denniston ('King' Croall), Julie Ann Fullarton (Janet), Rohan McCullough (Kate Moncrieff), Gillian Gillespie (Fiona Croall) Guest Stars: Desmond McNamara (Sleeper attendant), Gillian Gillespie (Fiona Croall), Katy Gardiner (Miss Rhind), Jonathan Carr (Bowie), Andrew Melville (Head Waiter), Boyd Nelson (Logan), Glenn Cunningham (Chisholm), Bernard Archard (Archibald Telfer)
Fresh out of jail, Charlie Endell returns home to Glasgow, convinced that the city belongs to him. But things don't work out as planned. Life can be cruel on the outside.
Episode 2 of Season 1 of
"Charles Endell Esquire"
As One Door Closes Another
Slams in Your Face.
Writer: Bill
Craig
Director:
Gerry Mill
Show Stars:
Iain Cuthbertson (Charlie Endell),
Tony Osoba (Hamish
McIntyre
jr.),
Phil McCall (Det. Sgt.
Dickson), Rikki
Fulton
(Alastair
Vint), Annie Ross
(Dixie), Bill
Denniston ('King'
Croall),
Julie Ann
Fullarton
(Janet),
Rohan
McCullough
(Kate
Moncrieff),
Gillian
Gillespie
(Fiona
Croall)
Guest
Stars:
Hugh
Evans
(Roberts),
Glenn
Cunningham
(Chisholm),
Bernard
Gallagher (Major
Forbes-Forbes), Jeff Norton
(Bryce),
Boyd
Nelson
(Logan)
Convinced that the sinister Archibald Telfer is still alive, Charlie goes in search of him and the missing money. He finds an ally in the dapper Major Forbes-Forbes and an enemy in "King" Kenny Croall.
Episode 3 of Season 1 of
"Charles Endell Esquire"
Slaughter on Piano Street.
Writer: Robert Banks
Stewart
Show
Stars: Iain Cuthbertson (Charlie Endell),
Tony Osoba
(Hamish McIntyre jr.),
Phil McCall (Det. Sgt.
Dickson),
Rikki Fulton
(Alastair
Vint), Annie
Ross
(Dixie), Bill
Denniston ('King'
Croall),
Julie Ann
Fullarton
(Janet),
Rohan
McCullough
(Kate
Moncrieff),
Gillian
Gillespie
(Fiona
Croall)
Guest
Stars:
Beverley
Hewitt
(Receptionist),
Jake
D'arcy
(Jackie
Mc
Sharron),
Ann-Louise
Ross
(Ella),
Jonathan
Carr (George
Bowie), Martin Cochrane
(Frank
Leishman),
Lesley
Mackie
(Sheonagh),
James
Kennedy
(Porteous),
Willy
Joss
('Father'
MacIntyre),
Boyd
Nelson
(Logan),
Neil
Connery
(Prison
Officer),
Simon
Tait
(Stuart),
Glenn
Cummingham
(Chisholm),
Ron
Emslie
(Rory),
Freddie
Boardley
(Davie),
Pat
Doyle (Andy)
On a quiet Sunday morning Charlie Endell's peaceful sleep is shattered by the thundering rock music of Blunt Instrument. But it's not like him to miss the chance of making a pound or two - even from that.
Episode 4 of Season 1 of
"Charles Endell Esquire"
The Moon Shines Bright on
Charlie Endell.
Originally
aired:
Saturday
August
18,
1979
on
ITV1
Writer:
Terence
Feeley
Director:
David
Andrews
Show
Stars: Iain Cuthbertson (Charlie Endell),
Tony Osoba
(Hamish McIntyre jr.),
Phil McCall (Det. Sgt.
Dickson),
Rikki Fulton
(Alastair
Vint), Annie
Ross
(Dixie), Bill
Denniston ('King'
Croall),
Julie Ann
Fullarton
(Janet),
Rohan
McCullough
(Kate
Moncrieff),
Gillian
Gillespie
(Fiona
Croall)
Guest
Stars:
Russell
Hunter
(Jack
Leakey) ,
Ray
Jeffries
(Pollock) ,
Joan
Fitzpatrick
(Mrs.
McTeague) ,
Patrick
Lewsley (O'Hagan) ,
John Casey
(PC
Cregan) , Peter
Barry
(Head
waiter).
A true entrepreneur of the free enterprise society ex-prisoner Charlie Endell is strong on organisation. A quiet drink with an old friend, a bottle of mature malt whisky and Charlie's instincts come into play.
Episode 5 of Season 1 of
"Charles Endell Esquire"
Stuff Me a
Flamingo.
Writer: Alistair Bell.
Show
Stars: Iain Cuthbertson (Charlie Endell),
Tony Osoba
(Hamish McIntyre jr.),
Phil McCall (Det. Sgt.
Dickson),
Rikki Fulton
(Alastair
Vint), Annie
Ross
(Dixie), Bill
Denniston ('King'
Croall),
Julie Ann
Fullarton
(Janet),
Rohan
McCullough
(Kate
Moncrieff),
Gillian
Gillespie
(Fiona
Croall)
Guest
Stars:
Ron
Paterson (Joe McTurk),
John Murtagh (Walker),
Alec
Monteath (DS Stirling),
David
Swift (Tully),
Gerald
Kelly
(Kennel boy), Patricia
Denys
(Linda Croall), Jimmy Logan
(Sammy
McPhee), Nick Coppin
(Hamilton), Dan
Crerar
(Vet)
'King'
Croall, an underworld boss, has to go to
prison
for
a
spell:
He
puts
his
affairs
in
order
and
asks
Charlie
Endell to
look
after
Linda.
Episode
6
of
Season 1
of
"Charles
Endell
Esquire"
If
You
Can't Join
'Em, Beat
'Em.
Writer:
Jeremy
Burnham.
Show
Stars:
Iain
Cuthbertson
(Charlie
Endell),
Tony
Osoba
(Hamish McIntyre
jr.),
Phil
McCall
(Det. Sgt.
Dickson),
Rikki
Fulton
(Alastair
Vint), Annie
Ross
(Dixie), Patrick
Newell (Caradine), Bernard
Gallcher, Rohan McCulloch (Kate
Moncrieff),
Julie
Ann
Fullarton.
Charlie
decides to
try
his hand
at
being a
sports agent.
As a
front, (and
he has plenty of
that!), he foundsWorldwide
Sporting
Enterprises
and lures-in rising
football
star
Sandy
Murdoch.
As
another money-making
scheme he
approaches
Alastair
Vint
about
publishing
and rigging a
spot-the-ball
competion
in
'Thrust',
one of Vint's own
glossy
porn productions, for a 50-50 split;
but Vint
has
other ideas, especially
in
stitching-up Mr
Charlie
Endell,
(with 2
'ell's'). A touch
of
attempted horse
race fixing,
some
safe-cracking, a bit of
blackmail,
finally learning the truth about Telfer,
and Charlie
trying to hang onto to
his
kneecaps, are all features
of
this
final,
eventful
episode.
Despite
being
an
excellent
concept,
Charles
Endell
Esq.
was
never
put
on
sell-through or
screened
again
anywhere
as far as
I
know...making
this
Scottish
Television
Production
series
just
about
as
rare as
hen's
teeth to get hold
of; but
after years of searching and lots of effort, I now
proudly
possess
four
complete
episodes,
nice
picture
quality,
but
pirate
copies,
natuarally!
L.
Taylor wrote
in saying
"I have
reason to
believe that
he
based
his
interpretation of the
character
on my father
whose
name
was
Archie
Pennie
and
who,
in
the
1950's and
'60's owned
The
Berkeley,
a large
bar in
Lothian Road
in the
middle of
Edinburgh where
Cuthbertson
was a
frequent
patron in the
'60's. I was at
university
with
Cuthbertson
and
frequently
spotted him in my
father's
pub.
When I
watched
Budgie I was amazed at how
he had
recreated Archie - even
down
to
the
sort
of
clothes
he wore - he was
very
fond of
bow
ties.
And he
got
the
character
pretty right
too. I'd
love
to
see
Budgie again
because
it would
bring Archie back - he
was a
fascinating,
amoral character
and I
can
quite see how
Iain Cuthbertson
wanted
to
use
him
in the
series.
He'd
have
been
delighted to
be
immortalised in
that
way but
unfortunately
he died
just before
the series
appeared. My
name
is
L.
Taylor, nee Pennie, and I am
78
years
old."
Birth:
January
4, 1930, in Glasgow,
Scotland; son
of Sir David
Paton, CBE, and Jean
Prentice
(maiden name,
Telfer)
Cuthbertson;
married Anne Kristen.
Death: 4
September 2009.
RIP.
Cartoons Courtesy of the TV
Times
Music: The
London Return
of
Charles
Endell
Esq.
by
Kenneth
John
Parsons
