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Did the Right Man Hang? Introduction

In 1933, a man was hanged for murder. Or was he?

Episode 1

In 1933 a man hanged for murder. Or did he? Gordon Adair investigates.

Episode 2

Further digging unearths strange claims about a 1930s cover-up, murder and prison escape.

Episode 3

Secret files uncovered after almost a century and alleged sightings of HC, closer to home.

Episode 4

A visit to the former State Pathologist that will see the story live – or die.

Episode 5

Can the “children” who found Minnie’s body help solve the mystery of her death?

Episode 6

A specialist researcher hunts for Harold in Australia.

Episode 7

In 1933 a man hanged for murder. Or did he? Gordon Adair investigates a case like no other

Episode 1: The First Good Source

1971: James recruits a key informer.

Episode 2: The Interrogation

A dramatised memoir of a Special Branch officer. A key informer is abducted by the IRA.

Episode 3: Dangerous Liaisons

A dramatised memoir of a Special Branch officer. James builds dangerous relationships.

Episode 4: Internment day

A dramatized memoir of a Special Branch Officer. 9th August 1971 – internment begins.

Episode 5: The Quartermaster

A dramatised memoir of a Special Branch officer. A key IRA suspect is arrested, but how?

Episode 6: The Irish Englishman

Dramatised memoir of a Special Branch officer. James recalls Seán Mac Stíofáin.

Episode 7: Blurred Lines

A dramatized memoir of a Special Branch Officer. The disappearance of Robert Nairac

Episode 8: The Enemy Within

Dramatised memoir of a Special Branch officer. James discovers his phone is tapped.

Episode 1: A Nightmare About to Dawn

Before Martin died at Dignitas he asked his ex to find his mother and pass on a message.

Episode 2: Absolutely Terrified

Laura explains why it has taken her 17 years to search for Martin's mother.

Episode 3: The Prodigal Son

Laura contacts a woman that could be Martin's mother and digs deeper into Bessborough.

Episode 4: The Celebrity

Concerns surface that Martin has already searched for his mother and been rejected.

Episode 5: Bleeding from the Ears

Laura revisits an old story Martin worked on to see if it might advance the search.

Episode 6: The Final Throw

Will a last throw of the dice be fruitful in the search for Martin's birth mother?

Episode 1: The Silver Sisterhood

A mysterious new school opens in a remote Irish village, but all is not as it seems.

Episode 2: The Flickering Candle

A journalist recalls a strange visit to the mysterious school.

Episode 3: A Flash in the Dark

The mystery deepens as a visit to Burtonport reveals strange goings-on at St Brides.

Episode 4: The Headmistress

The mysterious headmistress of St Brides School tells her story.

Episode 5: The Maid

A chance encounter in a bookshop leads a young student to the Silver Sisters.

Episode 6: The Maze

Life takes a dark turn for the maid at St Brides.

Episode 1: The Train

A teenage boy trapped on rail tracks in the dark of night. His father runs to save him.

Episode 2: The Call

A breath-taking phone call strikes fear into the heart of a concerned father.

Episode 3: Attacked?

Serious allegations emerge about what happened.

Episode 4: A Murder Investigation

Soon after Ryan’s death the police open a murder investigation.

Episode 5: Suspect in the house?

Questions are asked about the investigation’s interviews.

Episode 6: End of the Line?

A devastating blow for Ryan Quinn’s family.

Episode 1: The Find

A child, a chimney and the discovery of a lifetime.

Episode 2: The Rush

The Shankhill speculates, in more ways than one.

Episode 3: Whose Gold?

Funds for a doomed rebellion or a family's forgotten savings?

Episode 4: Tragedy

Summer is ending, and with it life in Belfast will never be the same.

Episode 5: (Long, long) After the Gold Rush

Where has the gold gone?

Episode 1: Paradise

Newlyweds arrive in Mauritius, but their honeymoon is about to turn into a nightmare.

Episode 2: Can't Beat A Confession

A confession is made but events soon lead the investigation into turmoil.

Episode 3: A Botched Investigation

Serious allegations of failure are made and the investigation comes under scrutiny.

Episode 4: Tales Of Torture

‘They tortured me, they beat me, they held my head under water.’

Episode 5: Schwarzenegger QC

Does the barrister labelled ‘flamboyant’ by some of the press live up to his reputation?

Episode 6: Asking The Accused

Over a year since Michaela’s murder, the trial finally begins.

Episode 7: Guardians Of The Law

The jury return and the verdict is in - but the outcome shocks the courtroom.

Episode 8: Suicide

Someone central to the case is found dead and future prosecutions are called into doubt

Episode 1: The Letter

What if someone confessed to a murder and told you where the body was buried?

Episode 2: The House

Brian and his mum set out to find the burial site in County Monaghan.

Episode 3: I Killed Him There

Brian decides to enlist expert help in his search for Thomas Johnston’s remains

Episode 4: The Search

The team use specialist equipment to examine what lies below ground

Episode 5: The Dig

A digger arrives on site and begins to excavate

Episode 6: What Lies Beneath

The team prepare to break through an old floor, but are they in the right place?

Episode 7: Sins of the Father

What if someone confessed to a murder and told you where the body was buried?

Episode 8: The Final Dig

What if someone confessed to a murder and told you where the body was buried?

Episode 1: Leaks and Lies

A dramatised memoir of a Special Branch officer. A leak puts a source in serious danger.

Episode 2: Of Bombs and Bank Robberies

A source is ordered to carry out a dangerous operation.

Episode 3: A Game of Risk

Dramatised memoir of a Special Branch officer. A source sets James a high-stakes test.

Episode 4: To Catch a Ghost

A dramatised memoir of a Special Branch officer. James hunts an elusive explosives expert.

Episode 1: A History of Control

Stage one of the Homicide Timeline starts before a couple even meets.

Episode 2: Lovebombing

Stage Two. A whirlwind romance. Early declarations of love. Things are moving fast.

Episode 3: Living with Control

Stage Three. Control. Challenge. Consequence.

Episode 4: Trigger

Stage Four. The most dangerous time for a woman is when she tries to leave.

Episode 5: Escalation

Stage Five. Increased controlling behaviour. Threats to suicide. Stalking.

Episode 6: A Change in Thinking

Stage Six. A decision by the abuser to resolve the situation, one way or another.

Episode 7: Planning.

Stage Seven. “There’s no such thing as a crime of passion.”

Episode 8: Homicide

Stage Eight. The final stage, but it’s not inevitable.

Episode 1

A body is found inside a burnt out stolen car. Who was he and how did he end up here?

Episode 2

A body is found inside a burnt out stolen car. Who was he and how did he end up here?

Episode 3

A body is found inside a burnt out stolen car. Who was he and how did he end up here?

Episode 1: It’s On!

A government vote triggers a strike – but even the organisers don’t know what’s to come.

Episode 2: Through Glasses Darkly

Strikers seize power stations, as NI’s Chief Executive asks: who elected these people?

Episode 3: Of Lunchboxes and Giros

As the country grinds to a halt, NI Ministers need helicopters to get to work.

Episode 4: Carnage

At a press briefing, phones suddenly start ringing. Utterly shocking news is breaking.

Episode 5: Power Games

A State of Emergency is declared – and there’s bad news from the Army…

Episode 6: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

Huge hopes for a ‘back to work’ march – but will anyone show up?

Episode 7: Anarchy in (part of) the UK

Surreal times. Breeze block barbeques. Cement mixers powering petrol pumps. Food heists.

Episode 8: The Wayside

The heart of darkness in rural Northern Ireland, as masked men take to the roads.

Episode 9: That Speech

The Prime Minister decides to make a broadcast. What could possibly go wrong?

Episode 10: It’s Over

The end of the affair. Some claim victory, others defeat. How does it look, 50 years on?

Episode 1: A Noise in the Night

A strange recording inspires a search for the truth behind two mysterious deaths.

Episode 2: The Wild West

The police investigation ends, but not everyone believes the official story.

Episode 3: Black Gold in Mexico

Doheny strikes it rich in Mexico, but rumours of bribery also surface.

Episode 4: The Teapot Dome Scandal

To seal a secret deal, Ned and Hugh deliver a black bag full of cash.

Episode 5: Greystone Mansion

As the trials intensify, work begins on a magnificent family home for Ned Doheny.

Episode 6: February 16th, 1929

After a heated meeting at Greystone, events take a tragic turn.

Episode 7: Five Theories

A rookie detective thinks the evidence doesn’t add up, but will anyone listen?

Episode 8: In Forensic Detail

Doubts about the official story endure. What can a modern review of the evidence tell us?

Episode 1: The Search

Has a former IRA prisoner finally found the burial site of a missing Army officer?

Episode 2: The Contact

A near-death experience inspires a man to search for someone he once considered an enemy

Episode 1: The House

Summer, 1989 – rumours spread about strange events in a terraced house in West Belfast.

Episode 2: The Book

Reggie is determined to track down a copy of a rare book that documents the haunting.

Episode 3: The Priest

Reggie visits a local monastery to find out more about a priest who blessed the house.

Episode 4: The Ghosts of Others

An old friend’s ghost story gives Reggie an unexpected breakthrough.

Episode 5: A Night in the House

A group of journalists offer to spend a night in the empty house.

Episode 6: The Investigator

An expert in paranormal research contacts the family and offers to help.

Episode 7: Forbidden Ground

As Reggie delves further into local ghost stories, he discovers a dark twist in the tale.

Episode 8: A Heritage of Fear

With his journey at an end, what has Reggie learned about the infamous ghost story?

Episode 1: A Wanted Man

Horse trainer Jonathan is able to break and control animals that others just can’t.

Episode 2: Covering Tracks

Jonathan’s told to follow the ambulance, but he turns for home.

Episode 3: His Priorities

The panic in Jonathan's voice from the emergency call has been replaced by practicality.

Episode 4: Red Flags

Jonathan Creswell misleads police… others try to warn them.

Episode 5: The Women

The women are told a story.

Episode 6: The Unravelling

The mask slips when the red mist descends.

Episode 7: Getting away with it

Creswell is managing the narrative – his future freedom depends on it.

Episode 8: New Team

This day might never have come, if not for a call…

Episode 9: The Trial

Now the jury finds out why…

Episode 10: Justice Denied

Katie will never get justice, but the fight for her legacy begins

Episode 1: Death Becomes Him

Doctor John Bodkin Adams enters the frame.

Episode 2: A Fatal Practice

A high-profile arrest shines a spotlight on surprising goings-on among Eastbourne patients

Episode 3: Echoes of Trust

Was this all-consuming trust and care, or something much more sinister?

Episode 4: The Trial of the Century

Doctor John Bodkin Adams finds himself in the Old Bailey, in front of Judge Lord Devlin.

Episode 5: A Gay Love Triangle?

Salacious gossip of an ignorant era, or the underlying’s of corruption and control?

Episode 6: The ‘Double Effect’

A possible new motive becomes apparent.

Episode 7: The Final Judgement

The verdict is in and the country is stunned.

Episode 8

A Deadly Diagnosis. The audience recording, series finale.

1. A Very Strange Event

A hush-hush factory opening. No photographs allowed. Oaths of secrecy. What's going on?

2. Burying Evidence

An unmarked grave – and missing documents. What do the authorities know?

3. The "Evil Day"?

A secretive place – but some are talking. Will anyone get to listen?

4. Panic

Strikes, panic and stock market shares in freefall.

5. The Bodies Pile Up

A woman types an anonymous letter – triggering a ferocious corporate court battle.

6. One Million Pages

Strange packages arrive from the US - and a death prompts a woman to take action.

7. Guilty Knowledge

The teams prepare for a court battle but are finding it tough – until the phone rings.

8. The Poisoned Children

Decision day in a fight for justice. Can two women beat a multinational?

9. Frozen

Into the present – and people are still dying…

10. Back to Ballyclare

A new campaign - and a return to that small town story where it all began.

Episode 1: Early One Morning

Barry is late for work when his doorbell rings. Are his worst fears about to come true?

Episode 2: Six Men Dead

After a brutal attack, Police promise swift action to bring the killers to justice.

Episode 3: No Stone Unturned

A documentary film uses the leaked secret documents to identify key suspects.

Episode 4: Operation Yurta

Police launch an investigation into the suspected theft of secret documents.

Episode 5: Ex Parte v Inter Partes

The journalists take their fight to the High Court to challenge the warrants.

Episode 6: A Short History of Spying

Barry makes a shocking discovery about who has been watching him – and for how long.

Episode 7: Full Disclosure

As the hearing approaches, a wide web of surveillance is revealed.

Episode 8: Who Watches the Watchmen

In the aftermath of the judgement, what comes next

1. Let’s rob the bank next door...

Floored a coach, shot a springbok, ruled the rugby field: who was the real Blair Mayne?

Episode 1: Unexpected Visitors

Northern Bank employee Chris Ward is watching TV when there's a knock at the door...

Episode 2: Killing Time

Two Northern Bank employees prepare to start the most extraordinary shift of their lives.

Episode 3: Progressing Matters

The masked men holding Kyran McMullan hostage ask if she'd like some light refreshments..

Episode 4: The Drop

Chris leaves the bank with a bag over his shoulder...

Episode 5: Cash by the Trolley Load

A white van reverses up a narrow side street beside the bank...

Episode 6: The Mastermind

News breaks of the robbery, along with a swirl of accusations and counter accusations.

Episode 7: Burning Embers

Irish police follow a money laundering trail to County Cork...

Episode 8: See No Evil

Weeks after the robbery a man is murdered outside a packed Belfast bar...

Episode 9: Testimony

Glenn attends the trial of the only person charged in direct connection with the raid...

Episode 10: This Country

So where did all the money go? And what went with it?

Episode 1: The Vanishing

Neville Presho makes a shocking discovery when he returns to Tory island.

Episode 2: The Real King of Tory

Frustrated by the wall of silence on Tory, Neville takes his search to the Irish mainland.

Episode 3: Balor's Fort

Neville uncovers more clues, but the stress of his search exerts a terrible toll.

Episode 4: The Holy Clay

Neville descends to his lowest point, but a chance encounter offers new hope.

Episode 5: The Hand of God

A day of reckoning finally arrives for Neville, but who will the court believe?

Episode 1: Data Kidnap

One of the UK’s most high profile cyber-attacks - but no one knows who's behind it.

Episode 2: Teenage Clicks

Who had the know-how and the inclination to take down TalkTalk?