A FORMER Dudley steelworker and police detective is bringing a comedy show based on his 30-year career in policing to Stourbridge.
Jack Bryan will perform his autobiographical solo show, Whisky, Tango, Foxtrot!, at Stourbridge Town Hall on Friday, November 27, at 7.30pm.
The show combines stand-up comedy, storytelling, photographs and archive footage to explore Jack's experiences in the West Midlands Police.
His policing career began after he was made redundant from a steelworks in the late 1970s, shortly before Christmas and the birth of his second child.
Jack, who had also been a union shop steward, went on to spend three decades in policing, working in uniform and specialist investigation departments.
During his career, he witnessed major events and changes affecting the West Midlands and wider country, including the riots of the early 1980s, the 1984-85 miners' strike and the decline of traditional industries.
Whisky, Tango, Foxtrot! draws on those experiences to look at both the serious and unusual sides of life in the police.
Jack describes the world of policing as a 'psychotic Narnia, governed by its own rules'.
He said: “We didn’t just police the community; we entered an entirely different world.
“The show is about pulling back that curtain. It is grittily honest and deeply moving, but above all, it is funny.
“If you want to know what it really felt like to try and keep the peace when society was changing at a breakneck pace, you do not have to say anything – just come along and be entertained.”
Tickets for the Stourbridge Town Hall performance cost £15.
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