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Episode 3: A Game of Risk
A dramatised memoir of a Special Branch officer operating at the outset of the Northern Ireland Troubles. The award-winning drama returns for a new series. Starring Jonathan Harden.
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: A Game of Risk
When a wounded man is brought into police custody, James sees a chance to gain a new source – but first he must take his life in his hands to win the man’s trust. Meanwhile, another source overhears plans for an imminent attack on the army – and a clandestine meeting between James and Garda Special Branch could have deadly consequences
Cast:
James – Jonathan Harden
Interviewer – Michael Patrick
Vincent – Caolan Byrne
Paul – Paul Mallon
Garda Special Branch / Patrick - Faolan Morgan
A BBC Northern Ireland Production
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By BBC Radio Ulster
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1818 ratings
A dramatised memoir of a Special Branch officer operating at the outset of the Northern Ireland Troubles. The award-winning drama returns for a new series. Starring Jonathan Harden.
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: A Game of Risk
When a wounded man is brought into police custody, James sees a chance to gain a new source – but first he must take his life in his hands to win the man’s trust. Meanwhile, another source overhears plans for an imminent attack on the army – and a clandestine meeting between James and Garda Special Branch could have deadly consequences
Cast:
James – Jonathan Harden
Interviewer – Michael Patrick
Vincent – Caolan Byrne
Paul – Paul Mallon
Garda Special Branch / Patrick - Faolan Morgan
A BBC Northern Ireland Production
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