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The Worricker Trilogy
BBC Two: Thur 2oth Mar 9pm - 10:35pm


2/3. The second part of David Hare's spy trilogy, set immediately after the events of 2011's Page Eight. Johnny Worricker is hiding out from MI5 in the West Indies, but an encounter with a CIA agent forces him into the company of some dubious American businessmen, as well as high-powered financial PR Melane Fall. Worricker soon learns the extent of their shady activities and he must act quickly to survive when links to British prime minister Alec Beasley come to light. Starring Bill Nighy, Christopher Walken, Helena Bonham Carter, Winona Ryder and Ralph Fiennes. The final part of the trilogy - Salting the Battlefield - is on next Thursday at 9pm.

www.radiotimes.com

David Hare: 'The security services are running the country, aren't they?'
The playwright's Worricker spy trilogy returns next month, with Bill Nighy as a British agent caught up in a tangled tale of corruption and murder. And it's all happening in real life, he says

Decca Aitkenhead www.theguardian.com

Never mind Bill Nighy, the real star of Worricker is The Independent

Our newsroom stars in David Hare’s final Worricker TV drama. The award-winning playwright reveals why he chose it – and us
ADAM SHERWIN www.independent.co.uk



‘Salting the Battlefield’ will be broadcast on Thursday at 9pm on BBC2