Catchpenny Twist
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Martyn Semple
Mrs. Barker
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Meryl Shanks
Willi Zero

Catchpenny Twist
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Roy and Martyn want to write the next Irish winner for the Eurovision Song Contest. So who thinks they are working for British Army Intelligence? And why has someone sent them two bullets through the post?
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1977-12-05
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