FORMER ITV newsreader Fred Dinenage will tell the story of one of Britain’s most notorious gangsters. 

The TV legend will tell the story of Ronnie and Reggie Kray at the Regent Theatre in Christchurch on March 10. 

For decades they were feared as the ultimate criminal gang lords of the London underworld, but their reign of terror came crashing to an end when in 1969 they were handed life sentences at the Old Bailey. 

Reggie went on to serve decades in some of the toughest prisons in the country, while Ronnie became a patient at Broadmoor with mental health problems that required medical intervention. 

Fred was chosen by the twins to tell their official story, and he became one of the very few people allowed into their inner circle.  

Fred gained an unparalleled insight into the real lives of the legendary kings of crime, and in this show, he reveals stories and situations for the first time that have never been told publicly before. 

A spokesman for the theatre said: “You'll hear stories that will fascinate and intrigue, while learning about the gritty reality of being a gangster in the criminal underworld of the swinging 60s, from the only man they trusted to tell their tale.”