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Page Eight
- Director: David Hare
- Writer: David Hare
- Producer: Rosie Alison; David Barron
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First part of a very fine (TV) spy trilogy.
Bill Nighy as laconic as usual is helped by his gay accomplice...
Terribly mannered, terribly British, terribly good.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Johnny Worricker (Bill Nighy) is a long-serving MI5 officer. His boss and best friend Benedict Baron (Michael Gambon) dies suddenly, leaving behind him an inexplicable file, threatening the stability of the organization. Meanwhile, a seemingly chance encounter with Johnny's striking next-door neighbor 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 out the truth. Set in London and Cambridge, PAGE EIGHT is a contemporary spy film for the BBC, which addresses intelligence issues and moral dilemmas peculiar to the new century.
Cast & Characters
Bill Nighy as Johnny Worricker;
Rachel Weisz as Nancy Pierpan;
Tom Hughes as Ralph Wilson;
Michael Gambon as Benedict Baron;
Judy Davis as Jill Tankard;
Rakhee Thakrar as Muna Hammami;
Saskia Reeves as Anthea Catcheside;
Ewen Bremner as Rollo Maverley;
Felicity Jones as Julianne Worricker;
Richard Lintern as Max Vallance