8.6/108 votesLoading...#1 - Episode 7
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/22/2019
The inside story of how the Troubles ended told by those who fought the IRA's war and by those at the heart of peace efforts.
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8.7/1018 votesLoading...#2 - Episode 5
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/8/2019
Unionist anger grew as IRA attacks on the security forces killed members of their community. When Margaret Thatcher signed the Anglo-Irish Agreement in 1985, giving the Republic of Ireland political influence in the North, the anger spilled over leading to loyalist groups rearming. Using intelligence leaks to boost their campaign of killing, new information reveals MI5 agents operating inside the largest loyalist group, the Ulster Defence Association.
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8.7/1015 votesLoading...#3 - Episode 6
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/15/2019
An investigation into the murders of two young brothers uncovers secrets from the loyalist gang that carried out the attack.
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8.8/1019 votesLoading...#4 - Episode 3
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/24/2019
Jennifer O’Leary uncovers IRA arms connections around the world and charts how republicans built a political strategy in parallel with their armed campaign.
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8.9/1020 votesLoading...#5 - Episode 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/17/2019
New revelations about how the IRA went from anticipating victory to fighting a bloody, long war against Britain, with Gerry Adams emerging as the republican leader of his time.
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9.1/1023 votesLoading...#6 - Episode 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/10/2019
Northern Ireland’s leading team of investigative journalists reveal important new discoveries about the outbreak of the conflict known as the Troubles, 50 years after troops were deployed.
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9.1/1018 votesLoading...#7 - Episode 4
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/1/2019
At the end of the Seventies, the IRA built its own internal security system to root out informers. But British intelligence found a fatal flaw that unlocked many of the IRA’s secrets.
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The Worst Episodes of The Troubles: A Secret History
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Worst Episodes Summary
"Episode 7" is the worst rated episode of "The Troubles: A Secret History". It scored 8.6/10 based on 8 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/22/2019. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Episode 5".