The start of the documentary shows an establishing shot of Manchester this is used to show the location of the documentary, this was shot at night to represent the bad things that happen at night. We then hear a voice bridge over the ambient sound of the train with a strong Manchurian accent saying 'this is Manchester' the shot then changes to a shot of three men standing on a platform looking down on Manchester as if they own it. The man then goes on to say 'by day its run by police, by night its run by gangsters' suggesting why it was shot at night. A close up on the middle man is used to highlight that he is the main man and we can assume that he is the 'very British Gangster'.
The scene then changes to a bridge in a backstreet which the three men walk under whilst the title 'A Very British Gangster' appears in a style that looks as if it was projected representing a police-like spotlight. The men then walk past being show in a low angle shot to show their powerful nature. During this scene there is non-diegetic sound added of stereotypical 'gangster' music.
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