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Revision as of 19:44, 21 March 2014
Please do not use {{Infobox television film}} directly. See the documentation for available templates. Turks & Caicos is a 2014 British drama television film, written and directed for the BBC by the British writer David Hare.[1] It follows Page Eight, which aired on BBC Two in August 2011 and is followed by Salting the Battlefield.[2][3]
Plot
Following on from the events of Page Eight, Johnny Worricker (Bill Nighy) is hiding out from his work at MI5 on the tax-exile Turks and Caicos Islands. Trouble comes knocking when a mysterious encounter with Curtis Pelissier (Christopher Walken) leads to Johnny receiving a questionable invitation to dinner with several shady US businessman, who comprise a company known as Gladstone. The morning after their first encounter, one of them is found dead on the beach in suspicious circumstances. It is the business group's Financial PR, Melanie Fall (Winona Ryder), a woman with whom Johnny has developed something of a rapport, that seems to know more about events surrounding the conflict than she is letting on. Following yet a second encounter, Pelissier reveals himself to be a CIA agent who knows Johnny's true identity, and the former analyst - fearing for his freedom - desperately cuts a deal with the American: he will help with the operation on the island in exchange for silence about his location.
With the remaining businessmen claiming to be on the islands for a conference, Worricker soon learns the extent of their shady activities. When links to prime minister Alec Beasley (Ralph Fiennes) come to light, Worricker must act quickly if he is to survive. He thinks the answer to resolving the situation may lie in an old girlfriend, a former MI5 analyst who is now a financial expert in London.[4]
Cast
- Bill Nighy as Johnny Worricker, former MI5 analyst
- Helena Bonham Carter as Margot Tyrrell (Johnny's ex girlfriend)
- Rupert Graves as Stirling Rogers
- Ralph Fiennes as Prime Minister Alec Beasley
- Ewen Bremner as Rollo Maverley
- James McArdle as Ted Finch
- Winona Ryder as Melanie Fall, Financial PR
- Christopher Walken as Curtis Pelissier, a CIA agent on the islands
- Dylan Baker as Gary Bethwaite
- Meredith Eaton as Clare Clovis
- Zach Grenier as Dido Parsons
- Julie Hewlett as Natalie Helier
- James Naughton as Frank Church
- Malik Yoba as Jim Carroll
Production
Filming took place in London and the Turks and Caicos Islands.[5][6] Turks & Caicos is a Carnival Films, Heyday Films, Beaglepug and Masterpiece co-production in association with NBCUniversal.[7]
References
- ^ Dowell, Ben (11 February 2014). "Bill Nighy: my man crush on Christopher Walken". Radio Times. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ Jeffery, Morgan (3 May 2013). "Bill Nighy, Christopher Walken for BBC Two's 'Page Eight' sequels". Digital Spy. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ Sherwin, Adam (11 February 2014). "David Hare attacks excessive 'body count' in movies and TV drama". The Independent. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ "BBC Two Schedules: Turks & Caicos". BBC. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Bill Nighy to reprise his role in The Worricker Trilogy". BBC. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ Deans, Jason (28 June 2013). "Maggie Gyllenhaal to star in BBC2 thriller set against Middle East conflict". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ "TV Preview: Turks & Caicos + Panel". BFI. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
