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Caught in a Free State (1983)

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This four-part series is about German spies operating in neutral Ireland during World War II. It follows their activities and the efforts to counter them.

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Caught in a Free State is a dramatised television series made by RTÉ in 1983. This four-part series was about German spies in neutral Ireland during World War II, known in Ireland as "The Emergency". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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