About this episode
The episode explores the IRA's efforts to eliminate informers through a notorious unit led by a man with a dark secret.
The IRA creates a new unit to root out informers – or touts – and kill them. A man known as Scap quickly rises to the top of this ‘Nutting Squad’ and builds up a fearsome reputation for cruelty. But he is hiding a dark secret – and the implications of the truth being exposed are enormous. Archive in this episode: Carlton TV, ITV, BBC, Getty, ITN, RTÉ Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor Get in touch: cara.mcgoogan@telegraph.co.uk and on social media @cjmcgoogan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Cara McGoogan
Topics covered
- IRA
- informers
- true crime
- documentary
- cruelty
- secrets
Keywords
- IRA
- informers
- Scap
- Nutting Squad
- true crime
- secrets
- cruelty
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: IRA, Carlton TV, ITV, BBC, Getty, ITN, RTÉ, The Telegraph
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