Is Page 8 based on a true story?

Is Page 8 based on a true story?

Spooks you can believe in: With a plot based on real-life MI5 , David Hare’s one-off BBC spy drama, Page Eight, is as close as you’ll get to the real thing… The name’s Worricker, Johnny Worricker – a secret agent licensed to inject some espionage thrills into Bank Holiday’s TV schedules.

How did page8 end?

Johnny ends up making a deal with Tankard to keep quiet about the report. In return for Johnny’s silence, Tankard agrees to kill the reorganisation of the intelligence services as well as leak the file on Nancy’s brother’s murder to the BBC. The fallout forces Johnny to disappear for his safety.

What order is the Page Eight trilogy?

This is a 3-disc set of a spy series. The first is Page Eight, the second, Turks & Caicos, and the third is Salting the Battlefield. The three are connected so that you can say this is a trilogy or it can be a mini-series.

Which Johnny Worricker film is first?

Page 8 (2011)
Page 8 (2011), the first film: Like most analyst/spies, Johnny’s has had a rotten relationship with his wives and his only daughter, who is now all grown up. And his relationship with Nancy is not what it seems to be on the surface.

Is Page Eight a sequel?

Turks & CaicosPage Eight / Sequel

What happens to Johnny Worricker?

Following their flight from Turks and Caicos, Johnny Worricker (Bill Nighy) and Margot Tyrell (Helena Bonham Carter) hopscotch around Europe to evade capture by MI5. While Johnny successfully disappears and travels via the English Channel, an errant MI5 agent runs into Margot on a train and alerts his superiors.

What order is worricker trilogy?

Page Eight2011
Turks & Caicos2014Salting the Battlefield2014
Worricker Trilogy/Movies

Is Turks and Caicos before Salting the Battlefield?

Turks & Caicos is a 2014 political thriller television film, written and directed for the BBC by the playwright David Hare. It follows Page Eight, which aired on BBC Two in August 2011 and is followed by Salting the Battlefield.