Four Shots in the Night, Part 1: The Man From Derry | Northern Ireland

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🗓️ 6 May 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Author Henry Hemming tells the twisting tale of two very different British spies operating in Northern Ireland during the 30-year conflict known as The Troubles. In Part 1, family man Frank Hegarty and menacing IRA enforcer Freddie Scappaticci begin down a dark path together - one that ends in the dark, deep in the Irish borderlands. From SPYSCAPE, the home of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Joe Foley. Produced by Frank Palmer. Henry Hemming is the author of Four Shots in the Night: A True Story of Espionage, Murder and Justice in Northern Ireland (Quercus Publishing, 2024) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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