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Johnny Worricker (Bill Nighy) is a long-serving MI5 officer. His boss and best friend Benedict Baron (Michael Gambon) dies suddenly, leaving behind a contentious file whose explosive contents threaten the stability of the organisation. Meanwhile, a seemingly chance encounter with Johnny's striking next-door neighbour and political activist Nancy Pierpan (Rachel Weisz) seems too good to be true. Johnny is forced to walk out of his job, and then out of his identity to find the truth.
Jun 17, 2014 · Now dubbed The Worricker Trilogy, the story will continue on with all the spies and espionage-focused goodness you could possibly want. The original Page Eight aired on both BBC Two and PBS in 2011 and follows the story of Johnny Worricker, an MI-5 agent who discovers a potentially explosive report that alleges the British Prime Minister has ...
Page Eight is a 2011 British political thriller, written and directed for the BBC by the British dramatist David Hare, his first film as director since the 1989 film Strapless. [1] The cast includes Bill Nighy, Rachel Weisz, Michael Gambon, Tom Hughes, Ralph Fiennes, and Judy Davis. The film was followed by Turks & Caicos (2014) and Salting the ...
Johnny Worricker (Bill Nighy) is an MI5 agent who has learned to keep his observational skills perpetually operational. However, a top secret document contai...
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Watch Masterpiece Contemporary: Page Eight | Netflix. MI5 agent Johnny Worricker is dedicated to his work, but his loyalty to the agency is about to be tested in this first film of the Worricker Trilogy. Watch trailers & learn more.
The 2011 BBC Two film "Page Eight" was followed in March 2014 by "Turks & Caicos" and "Salting the Battlefield". The three films are jointly known as The Worricker Trilogy. All three films feature Johnny Worricker (Bill Nighy), a long-serving MI5 officer, who learns that the Prime Minister knew about secret US rendition camps long before the British intelligence community knew about them.
PAGE EIGHT. by David Hare. synopsis. Johnny Worricker dresses well, collects art and adores jazz. He invariably appears calm, cool and collected — but he’s always working. He’s been an MI5 agent since long before the close of the Cold War, and has learned to keep his observational skills perpetually operational.
