Lieutenant-Colonel Mad Mitch Mitchell (pictured centre), a Second World War veteran and hero of campaigns in Korea, Borneo and Cyprus, was called back in to action in July 1967.
He may be late to the spying game but Chris Reilly knows plenty. Raised on a tough housing scheme to the north of Glasgow, he lived cheek by jowl with a cast of memorable characters.
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