With ralph fiennes, shazad latif, felicity jones, james mcardle. When the pm realises that johnny knows, johnny has to flee the country. The character as played out on these shows will keep your interest with nighys performance alone. Nighy, who plays the british spy johnny worricker, is the main reason to watch. However, a top secret document containing unsavoury revelations about. The cast includes bill nighy, rachel weisz, michael gambon, tom hughes. Winona ryder and bill nighy in the worricker trilogy. Bill nighy plays the detective in this racy, feminist look at preripper london, cleverly adapted from peter ackroyds novel by jane goldman published. The cast includes bill nighy, rachel weisz, michael gambon, tom hughes, ralph fiennes, and judy davis. Bill nighy to reprise his role in the worricker trilogy david hares outstanding films and incredible cast are testament to bbc twos commitment to original british drama and i am delighted to. Page eight johnny worricker 2011 chalet girl richard 2011. Sep 07, 2011 johnny worricker bill nighy is an mi5 agent who has learned to keep his observational skills perpetually operational.
Bill nighy celebrity profile check out the latest bill nighy photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Bill nighy reads audio books for download from silksoundbooks. Completing the worricker trilogy that began with the 2011 movie page eight, pbs masterpiece contemporary offers backtoback films featuring bill. Salting the battlefield 2014 starring ralph fiennes and bill nighy on dvd and bluray. Bill nighy reprises his role as mi5 spy johnny worricker in the second and third instalments of david hares emmywinning spy thriller. Johnny worricker is an mi5 officer whose life has just been turned inside out. Clever, cagy but always charming johnny owes his career to his boss. Bill nighty starred as johnny worricker, an mi5 agent, now retired from the field and working as intelligence analyst.
I record most everything from pbss masterpiece theater and contemporary and regularly erase anything that doesnt ring a bell. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Three years after we first met british spy johnny worricker in the critically acclaimed 2011 espionage drama page eight, bill nighy and writerdirector david hare round out their trilogy with. All three films feature johnny worricker bill nighy, a longserving mi5 officer, who learns that the prime minister knew about secret us rendition camps long before the british intelligence community knew about them. For the sequels, the always amazing bill nighy reprises his role as worricker from the original page eight in two more feature length episodes. Nov 08, 2014 written and directed by playwright david hare, the film flew under the radar in the u. Dead mans chest, although his face was entirely obscured by computergenerated makeup. Page eight is a 2011 british political thrillerdrama film, written and directed for the bbc by the british writer david hare, his first film as director since the 1989 film strapless. Worricker trilogy amazon video part 1 british spy, johnny worricker bill nighy nearing the end of his career, puts it all in the line. Watch the worricker trilogy online full episodes of. Bill nighy at the 2014 toronto international film festival in canada in 2006, nighy played the principal villain, davy jones, in pirates of the caribbean.
Bill nighy returns as johnny worricker in david hares emmy. Im not in any trouble, everybody can relax he has cornered the market in irascible but lovable englishmen, so why is the actor still so anxious about his work, his looks. Bill nighy stars as mi5 officer johhny worricker in this exciting trilogy of political thrillers. Mar 15, 2014 bill nighy on new bbc spy drama, worricker and idol christopher walken bbc bill nighy has only been starstruck twice in his career. Nighy, who plays the british spy johnny worricker, is the main reason to watch the worricker trilogy, a pbs espionage series written and directed by the british playwright david hare. It follows page eight, which aired on bbc two in august 2011 and is followed by salting the battlefield. Nov 09, 2014 three years after we first met british spy johnny worricker in the critically acclaimed 2011 espionage drama page eight, bill nighy and writerdirector david hare round out their trilogy with. Nov 06, 2011 watch the worricker trilogy full episodes online. David hares trilogy, ripped from the headlines, focuses on the internal divisions and arguments which have been raging inside an increasingly controversial intelligence community. Bill nighy is an awardwinning british character actor. Nov 06, 2014 completing the worricker trilogy that began with the 2011 movie page eight, pbs masterpiece contemporary offers backtoback films featuring bill nighy as worldweary spy johnny worricker. After a considerable break, pbs masterpiece contemporary is bringing british intelligence officer johnny worricker back to finish his story.
Having gained his theatrical experience in many of the regional theatres of britain he formed a touring theatre company with julie walters and peter postlethwaite before beginning a long and illustrious series of appearances on the london stage. Bill nighy johnny worricker 3 episodes 20112014 ewen bremner rollo maverley 3 episodes 20112014 ralph fiennes alec beasley 3 episodes 20112014. The worricker trilogy dvd buy australia books2world. Hard to find music 35 the ubersmart secret service agent and story which gave bill nighy the chance to. Its been an outstanding 12 months for original drama on the bbc, with big hitting hollywood names heading to tv, including cillian murphy and sam neill in and benedict cumberbatch and martin freeman in, but the two sequels to david hares the worricker trilogy may trump them all what began back in 2011 with bill nighy and rachel weisz in page eight, will end this month, as turks. Nov 09, 2014 bill nighty starred as johnny worricker, an mi5 agent, now retired from the field and working as intelligence analyst. With winona ryder, christopher walken, bill nighy, hansel piper. Turks and caicos, the second film in the worricker trilogy, surrounds johnny worricker after he has walked. Worricker is an english dramaseries which aired on bbc two.
Mi5 officer johnny worricker and margot tyrell are on the run. A spy who prefers the blackandwhite certainties of the cold war, worricker bill nighy finds himself increasingly out of his element as the distinction between ally and enemy dissolves into the. As the story begins, he is given a file by his boss and best friend benedict baron michael gambon. Johnny worricker bill nighy is a longserving m15 officer. The three films are jointly known as the worricker trilogy. Experience the best of modern british spy drama in this highly acclaimed miniseries. Watch the worricker trilogy online full episodes of season. Featuring appearances by rachel weisz, ralph fiennes, helena bonham carter, christopher walken, and rupert graves. Bbc bill nighy to reprise his role in the worricker trilogy. Since september 2011, the public every day reads of encroachments on their liberty which are justified in the name of security. This is the worricker trilogy trailer by hannah macleod on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Bill nighy to reprise his role in the worricker trilogy bbc. Johnny worricker bill nighy is a longserving mi5 officer.
Collection of three madefortv intelligence thrillers starring bill nighy. Following the events of page eight, ex mi5 officer johnny worricker bill nighy is in hiding. These three tales are very well written and if you like a thinking mans version of a tale of espionage then these three stories will hold your interest. In worricker and the game, betrayal always lurks the. Political thriller page eight has not just one but two sequels headed to america this fall. Worricker is a retired spy living in the caribbean. Trouble comes knocking when a cia agent christopher walken introduces him to some dubious american businessmen. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango.
Other notable roles in cinema include his portrayal of davy jones in the pirates of the caribbean film series, and viktor in the underworld film series. Now dubbed the worricker trilogy, the story will continue on with all the spies and espionagefocused goodness you could possibly want the original page eight aired on both bbc two and pbs in 2011 and follows the story of johnny worricker, an mi5 agent who discovers a potentially explosive report. The three films are collectively known as the worricker trilogy. Bill nighy was born in caterham, surrey in 1949 and trained for the stage at the guildford school of acting. The worricker trilogy from pbs elizabeth doyle music. He is also known for his roles in the films shaun of the dead 2004, the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy 2005, the constant gardner 2005, notes on a. Having gained his theatrical experience in many of the regional theatres of britain he formed a touring theatre company with julie walters and peter. Page eightjohnny worricker bill nighy is a longserving mi5 officer. Johnny worricker bill nighy is an mi5 agent who has learned to keep his observational skills perpetually operational.
Mar 31, 2014 johnny worricker bill nighy is a longserving mi5 officer. Bill nighy on new bbc spy drama, worricker and idol christopher walken bbc bill nighy has only been starstruck twice in his career. With bill nighy, rachel weisz, tom hughes, michael gambon. Bill nighy stars as master spy johnny worricker in a trilogy of thrillers, written and directed by david hare. The first time was when he bumped into david bowie. Trouble comes knocking when a cia agent christopher walken. All three films feature johnny worricker bill nighy, a longserving mi5 officer, who learns that the. Page eight continues as the worricker trilogy comes to. When one of them turns up dead, its their financial pr winona ryder who seems to know more than shes letting on. Since september 2001, the public every day reads of encroachments on their liberty which are justified in the name of security. Find out when the worricker trilogy is on tv, including series 1episode 3. Actually, as pronounced by the actor bill nighy, the words are deliciously rich in irony and elliptical portent. Page eight 2011 starring bill nighy and rachel weisz on dvd and bluray. Mi5 officer johnny worricker and margot tyrell are on the run together across europe.
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