Former Simpsons scriptwriter David X Cohen is working on an adaptation of two books by Scots author Colin MacFarlane, The Real Gorbals Story and No Mean Glasgow. Sale continues to investigate the Tong, who eventually kidnap and torture him, wanting to know what he knows. Sale is rescued by the Beggar, another member of the resistance. A beaten Sale is brought home to the care of Lee, who is developing feelings for him. While recovering, Sale starts a relationship with Lee. Strathclyde Police's strategic development manager Martin Smith said: "Calton Tongs are virtually dismantled.

Ming is later the victim of a ceremonial killing. In this type of assassinations, the killer murders their victim with a ceremonial axe and gauntlet in a crowded place, thus keeping the population scared of the Red Dragon Tong. Before dying, Ming kills his assassin. After searching Ming's body, the Tong do not find any incriminating note that could hurt their cause. To be sure, they decide to kill anyone who could have received that kind of information from Ming. Looking for the note, they search Sale's house, kill Helena, and eventually, also the servant. After learning of his daughter's death, Sale vows revenge. We have three major movie firms and producers interested and would be looking to film in Glasgow and in Dublin because of the tax concessions. She then started commenting that my eyelashes "would look great with mascara on them" and asked me if she could put make-up on me. Given that the wine was flowing and we were alone I obliged. I looked like a drag queen but she found this hilarious. The world is also a different, far smaller place and the rise of the internet and social media has changed attitudes. Most youngsters today view being associated with their local young team as 'a complete cringe.' Read More Related Articles Fragments of the past still remain. So to are the obvious signs of poverty. Small groups of teenagers still associating themselves with one of the city’s oldest gangs.A poem called King Billy was written about Billy Fullerton by the Glasgow poet Edwin Morgan in 1963. There is a well-executed, pardon the pun, killing at an ice-rink, but I was otherwise unconvinced by the dialogue and thought there was an over-dilution of the way things really were (for instance, I didn't see one razor-slashing) and I can guarantee that the language and actual violence of the times was much stronger than we see here, although I can understand this may have been done for certification purposes. The only real similarities these days lie in the name. The YSC. The Young Sooside Cumbae. Which you can still see in graffiti found on walls, lampposts and phone-boxes in parts of the Gorbals. Relics of the past but a warning for the future. Here we look at some of the most infamous and feared names within that history of violence, beginning with Brigton's Billy Boys. The film is a quasi-remake of Hammer's 1959 film The Stranglers of Bombay. The setting is changed to Hong Kong in 1910 from India in the 19th century but the basic plot of a middle-aged, yet youthful hero attempting to uncover the crimes of a secret sect in a British colony, being captured by the sect, and later released, having a personal stake in the outcome, finding that there is an inside villain, and losing friends or family are all there.

That day, led by McCabe, the Calton gang dished out a terrible beating to the Spur inside the picture hall. It left nobody in any doubt who the victors were. And who the new power in the east end was. Tongland (Image: Wikipedia)The acting was mostly acceptable, especially given the relative youth and inexperience of the cast, although some did show some gaucheness and inexperience. If former members of the IRA can sit in parliament, why can't members of the Calton Tongs be in the Calton swimming club, football club or whatever, instead? There is nothing here - schools have closed, churches have closed. Alternatives for these kids is the only option." The night the hit on Sale is to be fulfilled, Lee suspects something sinister is going on and rushes to the port to save him. She ends up sacrificing herself to save Sale, who shoots her assassin down in front of dozens of onlookers. The Beggar takes advantage of this moment and incites a revolution against the Tong. The enraged crowd eventually reaches the headquarters of the Red Dragon Tong's Hong Kong division, wanting to kill its leader, Chung King. Before they can do so, Chung King immolates himself, hoping his ancestors will not be disappointed in him. The Terror of the Tongs is a 1961 British adventure film directed by Anthony Bushell and starring Geoffrey Toone, Christopher Lee and Yvonne Monlaur. By 2007 there was still a remarkably high murder rate of 4.5 per 100,000 people against a UK average of 1.0 per 100,000.

This area was mainly Protestant and they'd fight with the Calton, which was Catholic. If there's less gang fighting, the religious divide isn't as obvious." Some early reports suggest a sectarian aspect to The San Toys in the early 1900’s with a grievance against the large numbers of Irish Catholic immigrants that were arriving in the area in large numbers. Recent studies show a clear link between the demise of the cities young teams and a major drop in violent incidents. San Toy (Protestant), Calton Tongs (Protestant), Tim Malloys (Catholic), Kent Star (Catholic), Calton Entry (Catholic)Director Gillies shows he knows how to film his environment and gives us telling and memorable images - such as a huge close-up of blood running down a plug-hole that looks like some work of abstract art. We were all nervous, eager to get on with it. Stig let out a sudden cry. 'Young Team, ya bass!' We roared in response and steamed into the pub. Gsw. 2003 Evening Times (28 Jul) 8:

Calton in the 19th century was ruled by the brutal "San Toys" gang, [5] and that name was written with wildly varied spellings:, such as 'San Toi' in the 1930s. [6] The Protestant Billy Boys and the Catholic Norman Conks from Bridgeton in the 1920s/30s were not the first sectarian gangs in the East End. The Protestant San Toy or San Toi and the Catholic Tim Malloys or Tim Molloys were rival sectarian gangs from Calton before the 1st World War. I have compiled a list of former sectarian gangs from the Calton/Bridgeton area. I am sure there were others. Characters like the 'Godfather' Arthur Thompson , 'the licensee' Tam McGraw and gangland enforcer turned author Paul Ferris have been glamourised through true crime documentaries, books and feature films. They have to a man become legendary like figures in Glasgow folklore.

By that time the drug trade, which had crept in during the 60’s took hold of nearly every impoverished community with places like The Calton, Maryhill and Possil particularly affected. The areas were drowning amid a deluge of heroin and plagued by a new generation of violent, ruthless dealers. Scotia cinema (7 Millerston Street): "Completely demolished". Moderne interior tyling. Closed as cinema 1964, Bingo until 1985, demolished 1987, scottishcinemas.org.uk; accessed 4 October 2015. Martin said: "These gangs are held together often just by loyalty, so as soon as the main ones who hold that together are out the picture, that is a time for those on the to get the breathing space something with their lives." It was actually The Spur gang had become known for saying “Spur ya bass” in the years previous and it could be seen written all over the walls of Barrowfield. But they probably wish they had trademarked it. From that day on the Tongs cry became much better known.