Men of Honour

One of the most powerful Mafia Godfathers has broken the organisation's code of silence: omerta. The confession of Tommasso Buscetta gives a unique insight into Mafia operations in Italy and the United States. His evidence has already led to over 100 arrests. Martin Young reports on the organisation which included the world's biggest drugs racket and on the secret operations of the FBI which show how a billion dollars worth of narcotics were smuggled into America. In Italy, Buscetta reveals the links between organised crime and respectable politicians. On both sides of the Atlantic it is being hailed as a historic breakthrough in the battle against the Mafia - the so-called Men of Honour.

Aired: Apr 01, 1985 Genre: Documentary NewsDuration: 30m Rating: 0 Country: United Kingdom Production: BBC, BBC Productions

Episodes

01: Episode 1 02: Episode 2 03: The Politics of Plenty 04: No University for You?05: How Much Longer?06: Jobs - What's the Answer?07: Bad Deal for Britain 08: Comrade Bob's Election 09: Coal's Unsettled Future 10: No Asylum?11: Episode 11 12: The Jewish Pawns in Russia's Game 13: Men of Honour 14: Protecting the Unborn Child?15: Germany Divided - for Good?16: Episode 16 17: Deadly Force 18: Bhopal: The Lingering Tragedy 19: Nicaragua: Seeing Red 20: Short Sharp Shock 21: When the Roof Falls In 22: Selling Star Wars 23: Episode 23 24: Family of Spies 25: Doctor in a Hurry 26: Prisons for Profit 27: Episode 27 28: Neil Appeal: The Relaunch of Labour 29: Maggie's Market Forces 30: Jasmine, A Death Too Many Last March 31: South Africa: The Black Mans' Burden 32: Aircrash - What Price Survival?33: Episode 33 34: Poachers Turned Gamekeepers 35: The Year of the Spy 36: The Summit Debate 37: Voices from the Ghetto 38: AIDS - The Race for a Cure 39: Whatever Happened to Solidarity?40: Arafat: Paying the Price of Terror