John Sutherland

Travellers Tales

He says what got him through it was family, friends and faith: ‘the religion I’d grown up with failed me, but small fragment of faith remained. I discovered something of the mystery of grace, the rumour that I’m loved beyond measure as I am’

Across 2 programmes we talk about the highs and lows of the job, the lasting effect of running towards situations most of us would run away from – what he calls ‘the painful privilege of policing’ – and about his breakdown, and recovery.

An extraordinarily thoughtful man, with a unique perspective on the challenges facing our society today.