From pbs and masterpiece contemporary page eight, turks and caicos, and salting the battlefield form the worricker trilogythree gripping programs that follow the exploits of the intensely private and scrupulous worrickerfrom mi5 headquarters in london to exile on a caribbean island to life on the run with his former lover and fellow agent margot tyrrell bonham carter. Trouble comes knocking when an encounter with a cia agent christopher walken forces him into the company of some dubious american businessmen. Made for tv moviemini series, while bill nighy was nominated for best actor. Worricker knows that his only chance of resolving both his personal and his professional lives is if he returns home to confront the powerful prime minister, alec beasley. Page eight 2011 starring bill nighy and rachel weisz on dvd and bluray. Turks and caicos airs this sunday, november 9 at 9pm et and salting the battlefield will be broadcast the following sunday, november 16 at 9pm while watching this series, i started to reflect on the british spy genre and if. May 04, 2018 from pbs and masterpiece contemporary wrapping up an intricate plot that began with page eight in 2011, involving secret crimes and unplumbed depths of pol. The public broadcasting service in 1970 as a project of the corporation for public broadcasting, an entity created in 1967 by the federal government of the united states.
David hares thrilling spy trilogy exposes the battles raging inside the. Page eight johnny worricker bill nighy is a longserving mi5 officer whose life both personal and professional has just been turned inside out. Bill nighy love actually is worldweary,scrupulous mi5 spy johnny worricker in threegripping films seen on masterpiece. Nighy, who plays the british spy johnny worricker, is the main reason to watch the worricker trilogy, a pbs espionage series written and directed by the british playwright david hare. Vera fans will be delighted to know that itv recently announced everyone has signed on for season 9 of the international hit mystery series.
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Now dubbed the worricker trilogy, the story will continue on with all the spies and espionagefocused 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 mi5 agent who discovers a potentially explosive report. But life in exile is proving much harder than either of them expected. Salting the battlefield dvd the indianapolis public. Batman beyond 19992014 complete tv series, season 1,2,3 s01s03, 2000 return of the joker movie, crossover episodes 1080p bluray x264 tv cartoon 3 months ago. Looselimbed spy johnny worricker, last seen whistleblowing at mi5 in page eight, has a new life. See more ideas about tv series, tv shows and movie tv. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show the. Watch the worricker trilogy episodes online season 1 2014 tv.
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I found the trilogy to be quite good and it improved with each episode so if you felt page eight was a bit slow, you might want to give the rest of the series a try. Following the events of page eight, ex mi5 officer johnny worricker bill nighy is in hiding. Watch the worricker trilogy season 1 episode 2 turks and caicos. Pbs is a broadcast television network, but it operates differently than commercial broadcast networks. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. He gets help from two former mi5 colleagues back in london. Game, a sixepisode series on bbc america that began wednesday and is.
With winona ryder, christopher walken, bill nighy, hansel piper. The series was full of stars who all worked well with each other. Johnny worricker bill nighy is a longserving m15 officer. Salting the battlefield 2014 tv show the johnny worricker spy trilogy concludes with salting the battlefield, in which our hero with his ex girlfriend, margot are crisscrossing europe trying to stay one step ahead of the security services and a vengeful prime minister. Johnny worricker bill nighy is a longserving mi5 officer. Watch the worricker trilogy episodes online season 1 2014. Watch the worricker trilogy season 1 episode 2 turks and caicos online now. The worricker trilogy drama from pbs and masterpiece contemporary page eight, turks and caicos, and salting the battlefield form the worricker trilogythree gripping programs that follow the exploits of the intensely private and scrupulous worrickerfrom mi5 headquarters in london to exile on a caribbean island to life on the run with his. Watch the worricker trilogy episodes online season 1. The cast and crew of turks and caicos give an inside look into the making of the exciting second installment of the worricker film trilogy. He is hiding out in raybans on the caribbean islands of the title, eating lobster and calling himself tom eliot hes a poet at heart. The tension builds gently as we follow the fortunes of. This is a promo that i produced for the bbc to promote the part 1 of the 3 part feature length drama series the worricker trilogy.
Writtenand produced by david hare, the seriesfeatures an allstar cast. Starring bill nighy, rachel weisz, ralph fiennes, judy davis, michael gambon, christopher walken, winona ryder, helena bonham carter, zach grenier, saskia reeves. Amazon instantwatcher the worricker trilogy season 1. So for that reason we rate it above average 3 1 2 stars. The best tv shows and movies to bingewatch on amazon prime in may. This series had lots going for it great actors, good script, etc but somehow just missed the mark. This week in lets go to the movies, i revisit one of my favorites. Acting superb, gorgeous photography, great locations. The second movie in david hares johnny worricker trilogy.
What i love about this elegantly, snarky series is its dialogue, naturally. Soon he stumbles across a secret file that could destroy the mi5 organization. Once again, hare has assembled a stellar cast and has peppered his script with plenty of great twohanded scenes. Turks and caicos, the second film in the worricker trilogy, surrounds johnny worricker after he has walked out of his job at m15, en route to the airport to choose his destination at random. In some cases, as with chronicles of narnia, disagreements about order necessitate the creation of more than one series. Page eight, turks and caicos, and salting the battlefield form the worricker trilogythree gripping programs that follow the exploits of the intensely private and scrupulous worrickerfrom mi5 headquarters in london to exile on a caribbean island to life on the run with his. The three films are collectively known as the worricker trilogy. Salting the battlefield 2014 starring ralph fiennes and bill nighy on dvd and bluray. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show the worricker trilogy anytime, anywhere. The cast includes bill nighy, rachel weisz, michael gambon, tom hughes, ralph fiennes, and judy davis. Like part 1, page eight, which was shown in 2011, turks and. Writerdirector david hares madeforbbc worricker trilogy, following the exploits of sexagenarian british spy johnny worricker the immensely watchable bill nighy, comes to an anticlimactic conclusion with salting the battlefield. Worricker dvd pima county public library bibliocommons. Clever, cagy but always charming johnny owes his career to his boss.
Star brenda blethyn, 72, had cast some doubts on the future love british tv. Page eight is a 2011 british political thrillerdrama film, written and directed for the bbc by the. The worricker trilogy is written and directed by david hare. Bill nighy to reprise his role in the worricker trilogy bbc. Johnny worricker was a very exciting lovable character and the series kept me interested the whole time. Watch the worricker trilogy s1 e2 online watch online anytime.
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It follows page eight, which aired on bbc two in august 2011 and is followed by salting the battlefield. Michael gambon,rachel weisz, judy davis, christopher walken,winona ryder, helena bonham carter, ralphfiennes, felicity jones. Since september 2001, the public every day reads of encroachments on their liberty which are justified in the name of security. The worricker trilogy 20112014 the movie database see more. Worricker is an english dramaseries which aired on bbc two. Page eightjohnny worricker bill nighy is a longserving mi5 officer. Turks and caicos, the second film in the worricker trilogy, surrounds johnny worricker after he has walked out of his. Political thriller page eight has not just one but two sequels headed to america this fall. I was responsible for script writing, vo session direction, the video cut and music bed selection. Doctor who fans of the science fictiondrama series will be delighted to know that series 16 of the modern doctor who are available for free viewing with a prime membership. Bill nighy stars as master spy johnny worricker in a trilogy of thrillers, written and directed by david hare. Page eight is a 2011 british political thrillerdrama film, written and directed for the bbc by the british writer david hare, his first film as director since the 1989 film strapless. If the series has an order, add a number or other descriptor in parenthesis after the series title eg. Johnny worricker bill nighy is a longserving mi5 officer whose lifeboth personal and professionalhas just been turned inside out.
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