Decoy

The shocking true story of one of Britain's most secretive, groundbreaking and successful police covert operations

Bristol, 1979.

A sexual predator roams the streets...

Young women are warned not to go out alone...

Enter the Decoys.


For several years, a prolific predator haunted the city of Bristol, UK. Avon and Somerset Police had tried all their usual tactics to catch the 'Clifton Rapist', and public pressure was mounting.

In 1979, a daring new plan was introduced - unlike anything previously attempted by a UK police force. A small group of young female officers - some aged just 18 - volunteered to 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, Decoy is a dramatic retelling of one of the most groundbreaking agent provocateur stings in British history.