Assume Nothing: The Handler - Six Months in Hell

Assume Nothing: The Handler: Six Months in hell

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A dramatised memoir of a Special Branch officer. James hunts an elusive explosives expert.

A dramatized 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 4: To Catch a Ghost

When a source provides intelligence about a mysterious new explosives expert, James is soon under pressure from London to find him fast. Meanwhile, another informer finds himself in grave danger when he is detailed to deliver a bomb and James decides on an unconventional plan – however, things go badly wrong.

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James – Jonathan Harden
Interviewer - Michael Patrick
Charlie - Desmond Eastwood
Sean - Patrick Fitzsymons
Garda SB - Faolan Morgan


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Dramatised memoir of a Special Branch officer.

Dramatised memoir of a Special Branch officer operating at the outset of the Northern Ireland Troubles.

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