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Tradecraft | Bed of Lies, Series 1, Ep 5
Season 1, Ep. 5
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It’s a thin line between spying and meddling. And it’s one that's only faintly drawn in the manual once given to new undercover police officers - written by a familiar name.
Bed of Lies Series 1: They have the perfect relationship, until one day he vanishes. Her hunt leads to other women just like her - and a web of state-spun lies. Cara McGoogan investigates the untold story of the "spycops" and the undercover policing scandal.
Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/bedoflies
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