David Attenborough Releases Documentary on Cop Who Gave Him a Speeding Ticket, Sparks Fears That He’s Lost It

Audrey Murray
Bullshit.IST
Published in
1 min readFeb 24, 2017

In a move that’s given the BBC and stoner communities cause for alarm, famed naturalist David Attenborough has released a seemingly spite-fueled documentary on a police officer who gave Attenborough a speeding ticket.

The film opens with footage of Officer Craig Daniels parked in his cruiser behind a bend in Surrey’s Brambucklebriarpatch Lane. “The police car hides in the bushes, waiting to pounce on its unsuspecting prey,” Attenborough narrates. “Will he get lucky, and catch a speeding BMW with an expired registration? Or will he settle for a Hyundai Sonata with a busted tail-light?”

With over 800 hours of breath-taking footage of Daniels wiring tickets, filing paperwork, and cleaning out his glove compartment, the film is being hailed as “unwatchable” by AO Scott of the New York Times and prompting Ken Burns to ask, “What the hell got into him?”

Malcolm Gladwell reportedly enjoyed the film.

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Audrey Murray
Bullshit.IST

Writer, comedian, lover of all things Russian. Author of Open Mic Night in Moscow (out now!).