Provos, Loyalists and Brits
Brits
Journalist Peter Taylor investigates loyalist paramilitaries in Northern Ireland.
Where to Watch Brits
3 Episodes
- Brits: The Secret War
E1Brits: The Secret WarThis programme focuses on the period 1969-1975. As the IRA launched its terror campaign in the early 1970s, Britain realised that intelligence gathering would be the key to countering their threat. Included in this part are revelations about the covert operations carried out by the army, including the story of how the security services discovered that the IRA had bugged the army’s Northern Ireland headquarters and how they captured key IRA figures involved with the bugging. - Brits: Shoot To Kill
E2Brits: Shoot To KillExamination of a series of incidents from the mid-seventies where security forces reacted with speed and aggression. Members of Special Branch, MI6 and the army talk about the dangers of life in the war against the IRA. In their attempts to fight fire with fire did the agents of the crown sometimes go beyond the limits acceptable in a democratic state? - Brits: Holding The Line
E3Brits: Holding The LineThird and final part of the series investigating British undercover operations in Northern Ireland. Reveals how pressure from British intelligence services helped to bring the IRA to the negotiating table. Also looks at the prospect for a lasting peace.