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Netflix Legends’ star Steve Coogan’s offscreen life and famous rock star ex

Netflix debuted the crime drama 'Legends' on Thursday, starring Steve Coogan as the head of an undercover customs unit infiltrating heroin rings in the early 1990s.
Following a series of high-profile drug deaths, the Investigation Division was losing its battle against drug gangs, prompting Margaret Thatcher to order customs officers undercover.
Barely overseen and with limited funding, these untrained customs officials seized more than 12 tonnes of heroin with a street value of over £1bn.
Operating under false identities called 'legends', officers like Guy Stanton maintained these personas for more than 11 years while keeping their families believing they held quiet office jobs.
Writer Neil Forsyth describes the drama as 'a rich, nuanced true story', using the series to reflect on the declining fortunes of 1990s England under Thatcher's governance.

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