The shocking true story of one of Britainâs most secretive, groundbreaking and successful police covert operations
Bristol, 1979.
An attacker roams the streetsâŠ
Young women are warned not to go out aloneâŠ
Enter the Decoys.
For several years, a prolific predator haunted Bristol. Avon and Somerset Police had tried all their usual tactics to catch the âClifton Rapistâ, and public pressure was mounting.ï»ż
In 1979, a daring new plan was introduced, unlike anything previously attempted by a UK police force. A small group of young female officers â some aged just 18 â put their lives on the line, walking the quiet residential roads late at night, acting as bait.
Drawing on in-depth research and first-hand interviews with the women at the heart of the operation, is a dramatic retelling of one of the most groundbreaking agent provocateur stings in British history.Decoy