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Johnny Worricker is a long-serving MI5 officer. His best friend and superior, director general Benedict Baron, summons Johnny to a meeting with MI5 agent Jill Tankard and Home Secretary Anthea Catcheside regarding a potentially explosive report.
The Worricker Trilogy is a political thriller film trilogy made for the BBC. The films were written and directed by David Hare and star Bill Nighy as Johnny Worricker, a British intelligence analyst working to right a wrong. [1] The story involves black sites, and a conspiracy involving the British prime minister.
Following their flight from Turks and Caicos, Johnny Worricker and Margot Tyrell (Helena Bonham Carter) hopscotch around Europe to evade capture by MI5.After spotting one of his former recruits, disguised as a passing jogger, Johnny relocates once again and instructs former colleague Rollo Maverley (Ewen Bremner) to leak news of Prime Minister Alec Beasley's (Ralph Fiennes) corrupt dealings ...
Following the events of Page Eight, ex-MI5 officer Johnny Worricker is in hiding on the Turks and Caicos Islands.A seemingly chance encounter with Curtis Pelissier leads Johnny to a dinner with several shady American businessmen who comprise a company called Gladstone.
William Francis Nighy (/ n aɪ /; [1] born 12 December 1949) is an English actor. Known for his work in numerous stage, television and film productions, he has received several awards including a British Academy Film Award and a Golden Globe Award, and also has had nominations for an Academy Award, a Tony Award and a Laurence Olivier Award.
Taylor in 1967. Johnnie Taylor was born in Crawfordsville, Arkansas, United States. [5] He grew up in West Memphis, Arkansas, performing in gospel groups as a youngster.As an adult, he had one release, "Somewhere to Lay My Head", on Chicago's Vee Jay Records label in the 1950s, as part of the gospel group The Highway Q.C.'s, which included a young Sam Cooke. [5]
Bernard Joseph Butler (born 1 May 1970) is an English musician, songwriter and record producer. He has been hailed by some critics as the greatest guitarist of his generation; [1] BBC journalist Mark Savage called him "one of Britain's most original and influential guitarists". [2]
The first song I wrote for Johnny was 'Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo'. 'Rock and Roll' to satisfy the rock 'n' roll that I was supposed to be bringing into the picture, and 'Hoochie Koo' to satisfy the king of blues sensibility that Johnny was supposed to maintain. And it worked out great. [1] However, Winter noted, "The reviewers liked it.