Page Eight
| Page Eight | |
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UK DVD cover
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| Genre | Political thriller, action drama |
| Screenplay by | David Hare |
| Directed by | David Hare |
| Starring |
Bill Nighy Rachel Weisz Michael Gambon Ralph Fiennes Judy Davis |
| Theme music composer | Paul Englishby |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | |
| Cinematography | Martin Ruhe |
| Editor(s) | Jinx Godfrey |
| Running time | 99 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Carnival Films Runaway Fridge BBC Films Heyday Films |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC Two & BBC HD |
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| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Turks & Caicos |
Page Eight is a 2011 British political thriller/action drama, written and directed for the BBC by the British writer David Hare, his first film as director since the 1989 film Strapless. The cast includes Bill Nighy, Rachel Weisz, Michael Gambon, Tom Hughes, Ralph Fiennes, and Judy Davis. The film was followed by Turks & Caicos (2014) and Salting the Battlefield (2014), which were broadcast on BBC Two in March 2014. The three films are collectively known as The Worricker Trilogy.
Johnny Worricker (Bill Nighy) is a long-serving MI5 officer. His best friend and superior, Director General Benedict Baron (Michael Gambon), summons Johnny to a meeting with MI5 agent Jill Tankard (Judy Davis) and Home Secretary Anthea Catcheside (Saskia Reeves) regarding a potentially explosive report. Worricker verbally highlights a note at the foot of page eight alleging that Prime Minister Alec Beasley (Ralph Fiennes) has knowledge of secret overseas prisons where terror suspects have been tortured by U.S. authorities. If true, Beasley did not share any intelligence gained with the security services, at the possible expense of British lives.
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