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May 2024
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Episode 583: How hit BBC TV show Blue Li...

Sunday World
About this episode

It’s the BBC drama which has reflected some of the true underbelly of Northern Ireland’s criminal world.


Nicola speaks to Sunday World reporter Roisin Gorman about what it is that Blue Lights has done right.


They discuss the series which follows the careers of three PSNI recruits and which delves into collusion, corruption and all types of criminality.


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