Meet Inspector Daar

A short  performance inspired  by Britain’s   first  ‘coloured’ police officer  Mohammed Yusuf Daar. 

Mohamed Yusuf Daar’s appointment was on March 16, 1966, he  made the front page of national newspapers as  the first black or Asian man to put on a uniform and patrol the streets of a British city.

He originated from Tanganyika, in Africa and worked at GEC before becoming a police officer in Coventry.  He stayed in the forces for 2 years before leaving to become a private investigator.

Originally a theatre piece performed & written by Vimal Korpal, directed by Steve Johnstone.
Commisioned by Talking Birds and the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation.  

The short film created by Vimal Korpal, filmed and edited by Mark Hancock.

With thanks to Mohammed Joseph Daar for interviews, Derek Nisbet Janet Vaughan,  Dom Watson, Philippa Cross  photos by Nikhara Korpal.