Ex-newsreader John Suchet and playwright Steven Berkoff slam hipster covidiots for holding drug-fuelled parties near their east London flats after revellers urinated against walls and had sex under balconies
- Veteran newsreader John Suchet slams late night parties near his London flat
- Playwright Steven Berkoff said he has seen people having sex under his balcony
- Parties are being held on a beach at a gated community in East London
Revellers partying outside an East London gated community have been condemned by veteran newsreader and John Suchet and playwright Steven Berkoff for reportedly having sex in full view of residents and calling Mr Berkoff’s wife a ‘rich c***’.
Police have been called out to a beach next to a gated complex in Limehouse, where drinkers reportedly gather to flout lockdown rules.
Mr Berkoff, 82, said: ‘We have had groups of people smoking seriously strong drugs under our balcony. With the smell drifting in through our windows, couples having sex under our balcony.
Playwright and actor Steven Berkoff says he and his wife have been sworn at by people partying on a small beach on the River Thames outside his home in Limehouse, East London
The Thameside beach has become a hotspot for drunken revellers who are said to be taking drugs and swearing at residents in the flats above
‘People are constantly urinating against our home.
‘We’ve been sworn at and threatened and had to call police on a number of occasions.
‘Recently my wife confronted a group who screamed ‘f*** off you rich c***’ at her.
‘Of course people come to the beach in the daytime and make noise and sunbathe and we don’t mind that at all. But at night it’s awful.’
Tower Hamlets has removed protective gating at the neighbourhood, over fears the revellers could get trapped inside at night.
Tower Hamlets has removed a gate that cordons off the beach from the flats in Limehouse
John Suchet said his neighbours’ lives had been made a misery by people parying outside his home
In 2018, Mr Berkoff wrote Harvey, a one act play following the Harvey Weinstein scandal, his acting roles include the villainous General Orlov in the James Bond film Octopussy.
His neighbour, radio host and veteran newsreader John Suchet, is also unhappy.
The 76-year-old said: ‘I am not affected by the anti-social behaviour because of where my home is, but I know my neighbours’ lives are being made a misery.
‘It seems very odd to remove the gate and in my opinion extremely dangerous.”
The neighbourhood has a make-shift beach – a section of the River Thames people can sit at, which attracts visitors from all over London.
A Tower Hamlets Council spokesman said: ‘We encourage anyone experiencing anti-social behaviour to report incidents on our website or to the police.
‘If the gate is locked and there is a member of the public on the beach, they may become trapped with no means of exit.’