undercover

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Steve Coogan is terrific in a rare dramatic role, as is Tom Burke as cop teetering on the edge as he falls dangerously deep into his undercover persona.

From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026

When Conradt didn’t show at the undercover house, NBC and police went to his home in an attempt to serve a search warrant.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

We sent an undercover researcher, posing as a migrant trying to cross the Channel illegally with his child, into a migrant camp in Dunkirk.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

But they also run adverts – and all but one of my undercover voters saw some of these.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Even Oppenheimer’s personal driver and bodyguard—the one Groves insisted he have—was actually an undercover agent.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin