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The Handler – A Matter of Life and Death

The Handler Episode 2: The Interrogation

Duration: 35 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio FoyleLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Ulster

Available for over a year

A dramatised 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 2: The Interrogation

A key informer continues to provide invaluable intelligence and helps James escape a murder attempt in Newry – but the informer isn’t so lucky. When an IRA headcount leads to his abduction and interrogation, the source’s life hangs in the balance.

Cast:

James – Jonathan Harden
Interviewer – Michael Patrick
Source – Marty Maguire
Wife – Megan Armitage
Military Intelligence Officer – Paul Mallon

A BBC Northern Ireland Production. Show less

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