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The Handler Episode 3: Dangerous Liaisons

A dramatised memoir of a Special Branch officer operating at the outset of the Northern Ireland Troubles. James builds dangerous relationships with An Garda SΓ­ochΓ΅na and the SAS.

A dramatized memoir of a Special Branch officer operating at the outset of the Northern Ireland Troubles. James (not his real name) runs a network of informers and sources operating along the border area of South Down and South Armagh during the worst years of violence. For both Handler and Source, it’s a matter of life and death. Some names, dates and details have been changed to protect the living.

Episode 3: Dangerous Liaisons

Frustrated by the lack of cooperation between governments north and south, James decides to take matters into his own hands and makes a dangerous trip across the border. Meanwhile, he develops a friendship with Captain Robert Nairac and is soon liasing with the SAS – but this leads to serious friction between the two jurisdictions when Gardaí grow suspicious of an intelligence operation.

Cast:

James – Jonathan Harden
Interviewer – Michael Patrick
Garda Special Branch officer – Faolan Morgan
Captain Robert Nairac – Patrick Fitzsymons
Source – Marty Maguire
Wife – Megan Armitage

A Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Northern Ireland Production.

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28 minutes

Broadcast

  • Sat 4 Jun 2022 12:03

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