The Spy in the IRA

The Spy in the IRA

2017
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Overview

In the murky world of British intelligence during the Northern Ireland conflict, one agent's life appears to have mattered more than others. Codenamed Stakeknife, Freddie Scappaticci rose through the ranks of the IRA to run their internal security unit. He was the IRA's chief spy catcher, in charge of rooting out those suspected of collaborating with the British, who were then executed. But all the time he was in fact working for the British intelligence services - Stakeknife was their 'golden egg', the British Army's most important spy during the Troubles. A classified report links Scappatici to at least 18 murders. Some of these victims were themselves agents and informers. Scappaticci, the intelligence agencies who tasked him and the IRA to whom he also answered are now the subject of a new £35 million criminal enquiry. .Why has he been protected for so long

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Films of Record BBC

Quick Facts

Release Date April 11, 2017
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt6669698

Cast

John Ware
John Ware

Self

John Stevens
John Stevens

Self

Sylvia Jones
Sylvia Jones

Self

Freddie Scappaticci
Freddie Scappaticci

Self (Archive Footage)

Barra McGrorry
Barra McGrorry

Self

Key Crew

Nick London
Director
Nick London
Producer

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