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Missing Debbie | Bed of Lies

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29 episodes · in order

Missing Debbie, a new series from the team behind Bed of Lies.

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When Debbie Cooper turns 40 she’s finally ready to find love and settle down, putting years of wanderlust behind her. She falls in love with awkward, geeky Jamie Starbuck and after a whirlwind 10 months they get married.

A few weeks later, in May 2010, the newlyweds surprise family and friends by setting off on a round-the-world honeymoon. Emails arrive from all corners of the globe with descriptions of quiet coves in India, volunteering in Indonesia and sunrise yoga in Nicaragua.

But something doesn’t feel right. There are no pictures. Debbie won’t call. And after two years on the road there’s no sign of her coming home.

Debbie’s friends start to investigate and they soon discover Jamie’s been spinning a web of lies. Where is Debbie? And how long can Jamie cover up the truth?

In the fourth series of the award-winning Bed of Lies, investigative reporter Cara McGoogan tells Debbie’s story for the first time. With Debbie’s sisters, friends and the police, she untangles this gripping story of coercion, murder, and an elaborate deception that spans the globe.

The first three series of Bed of Lies are also available to listen to on this feed:

Series 1: They have the perfect relationship, until one day he vanishes. Her hunt leads to other women just like her - and a web of state-spun lies. Cara investigates the untold story of the "spycops" and the undercover policing scandal.

Series 2: It was meant to be a miracle treatment, but it became a deadly poison. Cara investigates the biggest medical disaster in NHS history, the infected blood scandal.

Series 3: A taxi driver is shot dead in front of his children. A high-security room goes up in flames. Then terrorists are unmasked as spies. And behind it all, a shadowy unit of the British Army, who ran the notorious agent Stakeknife. Award-winning journalist Cara McGoogan investigates the biggest cover-up of the Northern Ireland Troubles and asks: is the British state getting away with murder?

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Episodes

  1. Infatuation

    · 33 min · S1 E1 · Explicit

    It’s one of Britain’s biggest secrets, and it begins with a love story. Young activists united in their fight for justice. But then, cracks start to form. What’s real, what isn’t and where do the lies begin? Read…

  2. Secrecy

    · 28 min · S1 E2 · Explicit

    The perfect relationships are free of secrets. But these aren’t the perfect relationships. As the years go by, things begin to unravel - starting with the men themselves. Read Cara’s notebook:…

  3. Breakdown

    · 33 min · S1 E3 · Explicit

    One by one, the men vanish. As the search begins, the girlfriends start to question what they’re really looking for - and who they’re actually in love with. Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/bedoflies Sign up…

  4. Uncovered

    · 37 min · S1 E4

    The mask slips, the relationships unravel, and as lies are uncovered, so too are the men behind them. Plus, for the very first time, our stories collide. Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/bedoflies Sign up to…

  5. Tradecraft

    · 42 min · S1 E5

    It’s a thin line between spying and meddling. And it’s one that's only faintly drawn in the manual once given to new undercover police officers - written by a familiar name. Read Cara’s notebook:…

  6. Fightback

    · 41 min · S1 E6

    Each woman has a fragment of the truth. When they put the pieces together, the true scale of the deception starts to emerge. But as they edge closer to the full story, there's an obstacle in the way: the police. Read…

  7. Inquiry, Part 1

    · 26 min · S1 E7 · Explicit

    Police spies have infiltrated homes – and hearts. Now, they face a public inquiry. But why did they dupe women into relationships in the first place? Who sanctioned it? And will all the women and children involved…

  8. Inquiry, Part 2

    · 40 min · S1 E8 · Explicit

    The spycops' relationships were built on a bed of lies – including their marriages. In this final episode of the series, we hear about the shattering impact of the undercover policing scandal. And the truth catches up…

  9. Infection

    · 41 min · S2 E1 · Explicit

    Two young couples, two shock diagnoses. Our story begins with Clair, Bryan, Frankie and Joe - and four young lives turned upside down. Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/notebook Sign up to our most popular…

  10. Experimentation

    · 43 min · S2 E2 · Explicit

    Medicine is a game of risk, and few have seen the cost of getting it wrong as clearly as one group of boys. Whispers, a terrifying newspaper headline and then a stark message: a deadly virus is in their school. Read…

  11. Confrontation

    · 44 min · S2 E3

    Sadness turns to anger; anger to action. The survivors fight back, but for each confrontation, there's a coverup. Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/notebook Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the…

  12. Fabrication

    · 46 min · S2 E4

    If you knock on enough doors, eventually one will open. Tireless investigators trace the infected blood from the arms of people with haemophilia back to the room where it all began – in that American prison. Read…

  13. Violation

    · 47 min · S2 E5

    Plasma is a life saver - and a lucrative industry. One that made fortunes and cost lives. But what was really going on behind closed doors? A whistleblower reveals all. Read Cara’s notebook:…

  14. Retribution, Part 1

    · 35 min · S2 E6

    A letter leads to a lawsuit – and a big development in our story. After years of feeling silenced, British survivors are making their voices heard. But will those accountable finally listen? Read Cara’s notebook:…

  15. Retribution, Part 2

    · 49 min · S2 E7

    Every month, more names are added to the list of survivors. But with every year, more names on that list succumb to their illnesses. Will the Inquiry bring them justice before it’s too late? In this final instalment of…

  16. Final Report

    · 40 min · S2 E8 · Bonus

    Over the last three years, Cara McGoogan has kept in touch with the people impacted by the Infected Blood Scandal who she spoke to for Series 2 of Bed of Lies. On Monday 20th May those victims finally heard how Sir…

  17. Trouble | 1

    · 46 min · S3 E1 · Explicit

    Three innocent Catholic men are shot dead in front of their families by a brutal Protestant paramilitary group hunting the IRA. Even in the dark days of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, the murders shock the nation.…

  18. Collusion | 2

    · 50 min · S3 E2 · Explicit

    Top detectives race to untangle a web of lies behind the murders. But just as they’re about to arrest a key loyalist suspect, their secure office containing top-secret evidence goes up in flames. They hear whispers…

  19. Agent 6137 | 3

    · 58 min · S3 E3 · Explicit

    Facing life in prison for murder, a key loyalist makes a surprising confession: he is Agent 6137. When he targeted people for the UDA to assassinate, he was also working for the British. The daughter of one of his…

  20. Touts | 4

    · 50 min · S3 E4 · Explicit

    The IRA creates a new unit to root out informers – or touts – and kill them. A man known as Scap quickly rises to the top of this ‘Nutting Squad’ and builds up a fearsome reputation for cruelty. But he is hiding a dark…

  21. Handlers | 5

    · 50 min · S3 E5 · Explicit

    Cara tracks down soldiers from the covert unit of the British army at the heart of her investigation. As these people who handled spies in the IRA and loyalist paramilitaries spill their secrets, it becomes clear that…

  22. License to Kill | 6

    · 52 min · S3 E6

    Brian Nelson is finally in the dock for his campaign of murderous violence, but will he face justice? The question sends shivers through the British government, and the answer causes even more of a stir. But Brian is…

  23. Cover-up | 7

    · 57 min · S3 E7 · Explicit

    IRA spycatcher Freddie Scappaticci has been outed as FRU agent Stakeknife – but he’s not going to disappear without a fight. The British state takes unprecedented measures to make sure their spy gets away with murder.…

  24. Devastation | 8

    · 1 h 05 min · S3 E8 · Explicit

    A family forced to flee abroad. A young soldier killed by a car bomb. Two teenagers gunned down in a mobile shop. As Cara exposes the cold-bloodedness of both sides in the Troubles, she finds out the extent of the…

  25. Legacy | 9

    · 1 h 09 min · S3 E9 · Explicit

    Peace walls, segregated schools and old enemies living on the same street. Cara returns to Northern Ireland to see how, today, The Troubles are far from forgotten history. A victim of Stakeknife breaks his silence and,…

  26. Introducing Missing Debbie, a new series of Bed of Lies

    · 1:50 · Trailer

    Coming soon, on October 23rd. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  27. Episode 1 | Missing Debbie

    · 36 min · S4 E1

    When Debbie Cooper turns 40, she’s finally ready to find love and settle down, putting years of wanderlust behind her. She falls in love with awkward, geeky Jamie Starbuck and their relationship moves very quickly.…

  28. Episode 2 | Missing Debbie

    · 40 min · S4 E2

    Debbie and Jamie are getting married, but family and friends aren’t invited. They exchange vows in front of a handful of guests, then announce they’re setting off on a round-the-world honeymoon. They vanish onto the…

  29. Episode 3 | Missing Debbie

    · 33 min · S4 E3 · Explicit

    A year into the worldwide honeymoon, Jamie begins a cynical travel blog called Diary of a Misanthrope. Back in Nottingham, it sets off alarm bells with Debbie’s friends who can’t see any photos or mentions of her. They…

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