Hunting Mr Nice

BBC 2, 2024

Overview

Premium two-part series about the world's most notorious marijuana smuggler, Welshman Howard Marks, AKA Mr Nice.

The Hunt For Mr Nice explores the thrilling cat-and-mouse chase between notorious smuggler Howard Marks and the authorities determined to bring him down. This groundbreaking series delves into the broader history of society's evolving relationship with illegal narcotics, using Marks' life as a lens to examine the war on drugs, law enforcement tactics, government policies and cultural attitudes.

Through exclusive interviews with Marks' crew and the law enforcement officers who pursued them, alongside rare archival footage, this series paints a vivid and comprehensive portrait of Howard Marks, his smuggling empire and the global impact of the drug trade.

While the expected place for true crime docs for many may be Netflix, the BBC’s newest documentary is a gripping watch that will rival even the most popular docs on the streamer.

Lad Bible

Charm oozed from the archive footage deployed in Nick Leader and Gwenllian Hughes’s Hunting Mr Nice: Cannabis Kingpin, a fascinating documentary.

The Times

Credits

Production Company:

Passion Pictures

BBC Commissioner:

Clare Sillery

Series Producer & Director:

Nick Leader & Gwen Hughes

Executive Producer:

Hamish Ferguson & Kari Lai

Editor:

Jake Martin