Channel 4 News: Spearmint Rhino Investigation

Tale of the Rhino
Special Investigation
Channel 4 News
By Adrian Gatton
9 June, 2002

If you haven't heard of Spearmint Rhino then Max Clifford hasn't been doing his job. Rhino is the high class American strip club that you can trust your husband to, if you believe the hype - and women are invited too.

The chain's enjoyed astonishing success since the first club opened in the UK two years ago. Already there are 6 clubs: 3 in London and the south east, and others in Birmingham, Bournemouth and Harrogate. Another is due to open in Leeds.

But doubts are growing about Rhino and its flamboyant boss John Gray ...

In an exclusive report, Adrian Gatton travels to Los Angeles, home of Spearmint Rhino. He investigates the club's sleazy underbelly and uncovers some surprising facts about the criminal history of its boss, the self-styled strip club tycoon John Gray.
















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Reporter/Producer: Adrian Gatton
Producer/Director: Nick Hayes