The story of Reggie and Ronnie Kray is an infamous part of London history. Smartly dressed and notoriously violent, the Kray twins belonged to a different era of organised crime. Rubbing shoulders with the stars and even giving interviews, it's easy to forget that they were repsonsible for almost 2 decades of organised crime in London's east end.

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