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1. The target
Exploring how an undercover police officer infiltrated a group of climate activists. Read more
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The Spycops
Exploring how an undercover police officer infiltrated a group of climate activists.
2. Building trust
Exploring more of Mark's undercover life, the friends he had and relationships he built.
3. The friends from London
Andy Whittaker hears about an odd incident when Mark's ‘friends’ come from London.
4. Gleneagles, G8 summit
Mark Stone is at the heart of a plan to block roads as the G8 leaders meet in Scotland.
5. The D lock
Mark Stone appears on TV news with his head secured to a gate at a nuclear power plant.
6. Train hijack
Police documents reveal Mark Stone’s involvement in a plot to intercept a coal train.
7. Ratcliffe on Soar power station protest
In 2009, a covert plan to shut down a power station is prevented by a police raid.
8. The port – Who is Mark Kennedy?
Mark Stone’s long-term girlfriend ‘Lisa’ discovers a port with his real name.
9. Unmasked
The activists become investigators and discover who Mark Kennedy really is.
10. ‘I’m not the only one’ - Mark Kennedy
Mark Kennedy talks to the media while his deployment leaves huge questions.
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Explore what happened next and what was real as we uncover more stories.
11. Aftermath
Two further undercover officers are revealed after Mark Kennedy’s unmasking,
12. The children
Revealing two undercover ‘spycops’ who had fathered children with their targets.
13. Lawsuit
Deceived women take legal action against the police.
14. The bereaved families
Discussing ’Rod Richardson', the last undercover cop to use the identity of a dead child.
15. The whistleblower
Former Special Demonstration Squad officer Peter Francis turns whistleblower.
16. Donna, 'Lindsey' and Carlo
Donna McLean, and ‘Lindsey’ had long relationships with spycop Carlo Neri.
17. Tradecraft
Andy Whittaker reviews the Special Demonstration Squad’s tradecraft handbook.
18. The blacklist
How undercover police officers contributed to an illegal blacklist.
19. The Undercover Policing Inquiry
The 2020 public inquiry started hearing evidence from deceived women.
20. Box 500
How the secret intelligence service MI5 collected reports from the ‘spycops’.
