God's Cop (Part 3)

It's Britain in the 1980s. Manchester's police chief is a household name. Satirised on TV comedy shows for his conservative Christian views. Celebrated by government ministers for his robust approach to crime. He is rarely out of the headlines for his clashes with politicians. But the crisis of the Stalker Affair is about to propel both Anderton and his force onto an international stage - threatening to derail hopes for a peaceful end to Northern Ireland's Troubles. We’ll also explore the reopening of the investigation into the Moors Murder case - and James Anderton’s decision to greenlight the clandestine operation to take killer Myra Hindley back to Saddleworth Moors to trace unfound victims.

 

Content: This episode contains descriptions of the Moors Murder case, which, while avoiding graphic detail, some listeners may find disturbing.

 

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