A Spy in Exile - Defiant until Death

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This is the final episode in a special 4 part series.

In 'A Spy in Exile - Defiant until Death' former British Agent Martin McGartland talks about surviving an attempted IRA assassination whilst under the protection of MI5. The spy known as 'Agent Carol' reveals what life is really like three decades on since being recruited into the ranks of the RUC's Special Branch and fleeing Northern Ireland. Today, McGartland's life isn't about fighting the IRA, but battling the very people who signed him up to work on behalf of the British State. And he vows to continue that battle until the death.

He says: "If there is a place on earth close to hell, I've been there a few times, and I'll be back again".

Background

During the Northern Ireland Troubles, Martin McGartland was one of MI5's most priceless assets. Born into a staunchly republican family in the IRA heartland of west Belfast in the 1970s, the British spy, codenamed Agent Carol, went on to infiltrate one of the most feared and ruthless terror gangs in the world. He stopped shootings, bombings and murders but his fearless undercover activities came at a price. Now living in exile under a secret identity, McGartland gives his most in depth and explosive interview to date. And he reveals how MI5 ended up treating him worse than the IRA who tried to murder him.

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