Spotlight - Season 9 / Year 2023

Spotlight - Season 9 / Year 2023

Season 9 / Year 2023

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DatesFeb 28, 2023 - Dec 5, 2023
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Episodes

Seán's Story: Death on the Ward
Year 2023Episode 130 min

Seán's Story: Death on the Ward

Sean had a history of drug use and mental health problems when doctors decided to detain him in a psychiatric unit for his own good. Hours later, he managed to evade supervision and ultimately take his own life inside the hospital. Alan Haslam speaks to his grieving mother and investigates what lessons have been learned.

Feb 28, 2023
Lethal: The Secret History of Plastic Bullets
Year 2023Episode 230 min

Lethal: The Secret History of Plastic Bullets

In 1970 the army invented a new weapon for Northern Ireland, one intended to save lives and keep peace - the rubber bullet. But after 17 people were killed by that weapon and its successor, the plastic bullet, Stephen Dempster investigates claims that the government knew of their deadly potential. Spotlight speaks to the soldiers who fired them, the families who lost loved ones and those still searching for answers.

Mar 7, 2023
I Spy
Year 2023Episode 360 min

I Spy

The true story of an American trucker who became one of MI5's most important spies. Just when the Real IRA was bombing Britain and threatening to wreck the Northern Ireland peace process, the group's boss was spilling his secrets to David Rupert, who passed everything on to the FBI and MI5. In a broadcast exclusive, Rupert tells his extraordinary story to Jennifer O'Leary.

Mar 21, 2023
Covert Cops: When Spying Goes Wrong
Year 2023Episode 430 min

Covert Cops: When Spying Goes Wrong

A case of suspected police corruption that turned into real-life Line of Duty. Mandy McAuley investigates what started as an investigation into police car contracts worth millions of pounds. After the case collapsed, failings were exposed in the way officers were conducting secret surveillance on other officers – including failings that the police service has never made public.

May 16, 2023
Murder on the Streets
Year 2023Episode 530 min

Murder on the Streets

Conor Spackman hears chilling testimony from relatives of those slain in a spate of gun murders in north and west Belfast over the past five years. He examines links between the killings and investigates a shadowy dissident republican group claiming to be on ceasefire.

May 23, 2023
The Spy Who Got Away With Murder
Year 2023Episode 630 min

The Spy Who Got Away With Murder

Freddie Scappaticci led a double life – spyhunter for the IRA and, at the same time, one of Britain's most important spies inside the group. His ability to interrogate IRA gunmen and bombers gave him unique access to their secrets – information that could be fed straight back to their enemies. But his IRA role also meant he was a killer. Jennifer O'Leary investigates.

May 30, 2023
The Price of Justice
Year 2023Episode 730 min

The Price of Justice

The criminal justice system in Northern Ireland is burdened by long delays in cases getting to court. Murder and rape cases can take five years or longer to conclude. Reporter Stephen Dempster investigates why cases are taking so long, talks to victims who have found themselves in what they call a 'traumatic, nightmare situation', and hears from experts who fear the system is at breaking point, with potential consequences for the rule of law.

Jun 6, 2023
Deadly Little Pills
Year 2023Episode 830 min

Deadly Little Pills

Mandy McAuley investigates a deadly new wave of street drugs and finds out about the risks posed by dealers.

Sep 19, 2023
The Electric Road Test
Year 2023Episode 930 min

The Electric Road Test

The ban on new petrol and diesel cars has been pushed back by the UK government. Conor Spackman investigates why we're not yet ready for the switch to electric vehicles.

Sep 26, 2023
How Do We Fix Our Waiting Lists?
Year 2023Episode 1030 min

How Do We Fix Our Waiting Lists?

Years spent waiting for treatment - Lyndsey Telford talks to people stuck on the NHS's worst waiting lists and asks an expert panel how we fix this healthcare crisis.

Oct 3, 2023
Inside the Policing Crisis
Year 2023Episode 1130 min

Inside the Policing Crisis

Inside the crisis in policing: a massive data leak, a judge's ruling that led to a row over political interference, plus a leadership vacuum. Julian O'Neill investigates.

Oct 10, 2023
Rogue Doctor: Patients Who Died
Year 2023Episode 1230 min

Rogue Doctor: Patients Who Died

In the wake of the discredited neurologist Michael Watt being struck off the medical register, Conor Spackman investigates the death of a patient under his care, claims of a cover-up within Belfast Trust and finds thousands of cases are still awaiting review.

Nov 21, 2023
The Fear Inside
Year 2023Episode 1330 min

The Fear Inside

A family story of domestic abuse. Mandy McAuley investigates a link between violence at home and women who take their own lives, and hears call for a law change to hold abusers to account.

Nov 28, 2023
The Rise of Race Hate
Year 2023Episode 1430 min

The Rise of Race Hate

As race attacks are on the rise, Lyndsey Telford is on the ground to investigate behind the hate. Victims spell out how attacks wrecked livelihoods and risked lives – and ask who speaks for the communities where hate crimes are increasing?

Dec 5, 2023

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