Heroes And Villains

Charlie Bronson is Britain's most dangerous convict. He talks tough - and he fights harder. During more than a quarter of a century inside, he has gained a fearsome reputation as the prison system's only serial hostage taker.

Yet he is also a man of great warmth and humour and, despite his reputation, has never killed anyone. Respected and admired by many prison officers as well as prisoners, the cast of characters he has met on the inside is astonishing, as Charlie himself says:

'On my journey I've met so many ugly mad bad bastards - the good are the few, that's why I love and respect them. But I do love a mad one, the ugly ones are fun and the bad ... to me they're unique and they're all part of the journey.'

Charlie Bronson is Britain's most feared and dangerous convict, and it's most famous.. He is a legend of the underworld and author of Bronson, Insanity, The Good Prison Guide and The Krays and Me.