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The teams assume nothing as they examine events through fresh eyes.

Assume Nothing

A massive surveillance operation into IRA intelligence gathering has led police to the home of a political party administrator. They recover material they believe to have been stolen from government offices, but some of the intelligence is missing. Their efforts to find those missing items turns the covert operation into a full-blown political scandal that threatens the future of Stormont’s shaky coalition. 

Presenter: Martin McCann 
Additional Voice: Nicolas Boulton 

Produced by BBC Northern Ireland

3. Politically Pear Shaped

Police investigating a daring break in, supposedly by the IRA, at their counter terrorism unit’s headquarters get a tip off. Apparently, there’s another republican intelligence operation happening and its reach extends to the heart of Northern Ireland’s volatile government. 

Presenter: Martin McCann 
Additional Voice: Nicolas Boulton 

Produced by BBC Northern Ireland

2. The Easy Art of Espionage

A daring raid at the Belfast headquarters of Special Branch, the police counter terrorism unit, triggers a massive investigation. The finger of blame is pointed at the IRA, at a time when the paramilitary ceasefire is just about holding but government in Northern Ireland is far from stable.

Presenter: Martin McCann 
Additional Voice: Nicolas Boulton 

Produced by BBC Northern Ireland

1. Agent of Influence

In August 2020 Katie Simpson was brutally murdered by Jonathan Creswell, the partner of her older sister.

For months he convinces her family, the hospital, the pathologist and even the police that she'd taken her own life. 

He portrays himself as the Good Samaritan, who'd tried to save her.

But for a small group of people, close friends and family, a Detective Sergeant and journalist Tanya Fowles, the truth about how she'd died might never have come out.

For the first time, Tanya reveals how in the weeks after Katie's death, while she'd been asking questions of the police about Creswell, she receives a phone call from someone employed by one of Northern Ireland's politicians.

The message is clear, unusual and unnerving. 

The journalist has no idea how her caller knew she was enquiring about the case as she hadn't published a word about it yet.

But it convinces her more than ever that there is definitely more to Katie's death than suicide.

15. A Political Call

A woman says she's visited by men who she says tell her there is no point in pursuing Jonathan Creswell after she reported him for stealing her horse. Another is told police couldn't arrest him when she'd reported him for indecent exposure at the yard where they worked. And for the first time, journalist Tanya Fowles reveals details of a call she received trying to put her off the story.

Episode 14: Curiosities

Detective Sergeant James Brannigan has one last chance to convince his bosses to launch an investigation into Katie's death. Working on his own, he compiles a 20-page report of all the evidence so far. He says there are questions that need answers. He hopes senior officers will now decide the death needs to be looked at by a Major Investigations Team. But it is only when a young officer speaks up that the decision to have another look is made.

Episode 13: Do the Right Thing

Detective Sergeant James Brannigan is able to speak to this series for the first time. He reveals how a call from journalist Tanya Fowles leads him to review the evidence gathered so far by his police colleagues into the murder. The more he uncovers, the more he believes an investigation is needed. He's just got to convince his senior officers.

Episode 12: The Detective Sergeant

Jonathan Creswell very nearly gets away with murder. He tells police Katie Simpson had tried to take her own life. He's the hero who'd tried to save her. But he is lying. He's eventually charged with her rape and murder. Now new witnesses say they'd tried to warn police of her killer's behaviours.

Episode 11: The Recap

As Cameron Finnigan is sentenced at the Old Bailey his mum speaks out. She offers a rare, painful and deeply revealing insight into families caught in the fallout of 764.

The BBC investigation explores what it will take to stop this network and the National Crime Agency reveal what they’re doing to combat the growing threat of online groups like 764.

Written and Produced by Jo Palmer.

For information and support on issues discussed in this series, visit bbc.co.uk/actionline.

4. Mum

In a chilling look at how screens become crime scenes, we uncover a murder that was plotted in Romania and live streamed to 764 members worldwide.

The investigation explores the power of online manipulation and the worrying reach of 764.

Written and Produced by Jo Palmer.

For information and support on issues discussed in this series, visit bbc.co.uk/actionline.

3. Politically Pear Shaped

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