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In 1974, one of Britain's best-known criminals 00:00:07.500 - 00:00:10.819
was sent away for five years to HM Prison Slade. 00:00:10.820 - 00:00:17.739
Fletcher, Norman Stanley. 42. Five years. 00:00:17.740 - 00:00:22.459
Knows the score, sir. Done a lot of bird. 00:00:22.460 - 00:00:26.339
Water off a duck's back. 00:00:26.340 - 00:00:28.740
Hello, sir! 00:00:33.100 - 00:00:34.939
This is the life story of Norman Stanley Fletcher. Using dramatic reconstructions, 00:00:34.940 - 00:00:40.979
previously unseen footage, and exclusive interviews with family, 00:00:40.980 - 00:00:45.539
friends and associates, 00:00:45.540 - 00:00:49.379
we chart the chequered career of this habitual criminal. 00:00:49.380 - 00:00:54.139
Top bloke, Fletch. Always thinking. 00:00:54.140 - 00:00:57.379
Loved by everyone was Fletch. 00:00:57.380 - 00:00:59.739
Was that the old guy at the bar surrounded by young girls? ..I hate that. 00:00:59.740 - 00:01:04.860
Prison - institution of punishment or rehabilitation? 00:01:12.620 - 00:01:16.819
For the likes of Norman Stanley, it made little difference - porridge was porridge. 00:01:16.820 - 00:01:23.019
- Hello, Dad. - Hello, Ingrid, love. Hello. 00:01:23.020 - 00:01:26.459
- How's your mother? - She's fine. She sends her love and everything. - Good. 00:01:26.460 - 00:01:30.899
For his daughter, Ingrid, prison was always part of family life. 00:01:30.900 - 00:01:35.099
Now in her 50s, she's begun to explore her father's history. 00:01:35.100 - 00:01:38.739
That's the one. That's the house Dad was born in. 00:01:38.740 - 00:01:42.659
February 2nd 1932. 00:01:42.660 - 00:01:45.659