John Worriker (Bill Nighy) is a life-long MI-5 intelligence analyst who served as the right hand of his boss and best friend (Gambon). One morning Gambon lays an intelligence report on Nighy and Judy Davis for the express purpose of discussing the possible fallout of the UK's PM withholding American intelligence from the government causing loss of Brit life. Gambon conveniently dies with this information in play and now Nighy is left to sort things out and defend himself against the PM (Ralph Finnes) and Davis, his MI-5 rival. The whole affair grow out of scale and draws in Nighy's neighbor Rachael Weisz who aids his attempt to sort out the moral dilemmas of doing right vs. preserving one's strongest ally.
This is one of the more intelligent, quick, and sophisticated scripts I seen in both television and film. It moves quickly with each character progressing the plot with every exchange. As the trailer shows, this is a top flight cast for any theatrical production and orbits the earth high above TV Guide fare. Too bad there is no Worriker reprise but this one story it is.
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Topic - "Page Eight": Can BBC television really be this good? - mr grits 19:41:50 04/01/12 (12)
- RE: Just started watching The Hour ... - Jeff Starrs 23:50:16 04/01/12 (0)
- Saw it and liked it a lot. - R Browne 23:06:48 04/01/12 (2)
- I'll check it out State Of Play....have already seen our cinematic version. * - mr grits 23:30:34 04/01/12 (1)
- RE: I'll check it out State Of Play....have already seen our cinematic version. * - pbarach 14:19:38 04/14/12 (0)
- Great cast. Not on here, can't believe you can get it in Gritslandia and we don't in Bushville^ - Road Warrior 21:32:45 04/01/12 (7)
- DIsk not streamer! * - mr grits 23:31:22 04/01/12 (6)
- Me not stream. If Redbox or BBB doesn't have it, not gonna see it ^ - Road Warrior 06:28:28 04/02/12 (5)
- Big Oil can't afford a stink in' $8/mo for Netflix snail? C'mon, chapter.... nt - tinear 12:13:48 04/03/12 (4)
- I had it for four months, never streamed nor ordered a damn thing - Road Warrior 21:06:39 04/03/12 (3)
- 100,000 vids available: old school prominently represented! Netflix is THE - tinear 08:32:57 04/04/12 (2)
- Old School? With Will Ferrel, Andy Dick, Vince Vaughan, Snoop? Good flick, they've got it? - Road Warrior 21:44:06 04/04/12 (0)
- I'm in so deep I've stopped watching all network television.... - mr grits 14:00:29 04/04/12 (0)