Poacher

From the collection of

Media Archive for Central England
MACE is the strategic lead organisation for screen heritage for the East and West Midlands regions. An independent charity based at University of Lincoln, MACE preserves and makes accessible a collection of more than 100,000 historic moving images representative of the diverse cultures and histories of communities throughout the heart of England from the Lincolnshire coast to the Welsh border.

Poacher


Bob Warman goes in search of Derek 'Poddy' Podmore, Market Drayton's seller of illegally acquired meat. This brazen Shropshire chancer doesn't just advertise his services in the local shop but is now on ATV Today putting his rising costs down to recently being arrested. Steak and trifle may be what he spends his ill-gotten gains on but for a slab of venison, 'no-questions-asked', Poddy's your man.


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