Most teenagers steal a crate of cider or a pack of smokes. Not them. In 1970s Andersonstown, the \"Moron Mafia\" decided to go big. They decided to hijack a van. With a plastic gun. Wearing their mother’s best pillowcases as balaclavas.
Meet Sean Scullion: the \"golden child\" with the tactical brain of a wet paper bag. After finding a replica rifle in a bush (which we naturally assumed was a gift from God), they set up a \"checkpoint\" on the Glen Road.
They were looking for a civilian to terrorize. We were looking for legendary status. Instead, we found a van full of actual, heavily armed IRA men on their way to a \"job.\"
The Moment it Went South:
This Episode Includes:
It’s Derry Girls if they had a death wish. It’s The Sopranos if Tony lived in a terrace house and ate nothing but soda bread.
Tune in to hear the full story of the world's most embarrassing attempted hijacking.
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