Episode 8

The story of the CIA, told from the inside out by veteran agent Eloise Page. Starring Kim Cattrall, Ed Harris and Johnny Flynn.

In Episode 8... A young President takes office, but the shadows of the Cold War are closing in. John F. Kennedy inherits a covert CIA plot to remove Fidel Castro—an operation born under Eisenhower and fuelled by anti-communist zeal. Pressured to act but desperate to avoid open war, Kennedy green-lights a quiet invasion.

What follows is a catastrophic failure on Cuban shores: the Bay of Pigs. In his first major test, Kennedy is pulled into the deep end of Cold War deception—and blood is already in the water.

Cast:

Eloise Page..........Kim Cattrall

Allen Dulles..........Ed Harris

Richard Helms..........Johnny Flynn

Frank Wisner..........Geoffrey Arend

Young Eloise Page..........Elena Delia

John ‘Jack’ F. Kennedy..........Armand Schultz

President Eisenhower..........Kerry Shale

Bob McNamara..........Rob Benedict

Richard Bissell..........Ian Porter

Tracy Barnes..........Adam Sina

James Jesus Angleton..........Philip Desmeules

Adlai Stevenson.........Patrick Poletti

Annie Bissell..........Carlyss Peer

Elizabeth..........Laurel Lefkow

Pilot.......... Walles Hamonde

JFK’s Secretary..........Jennifer Armour

Bissell children.......... Hugo & Leela-Grace Dryden

All other parts were played by members of the cast.

Written by Greg Haddrick

Created by Greg Haddrick & Jeremy Fox

Directed by John Scott Dryden

Original music by Sacha Puttnam

Sound Designers & Editors: John Scott Dryden, Adam Woodhams, Martha Littlehailes & Andreina Gomez Casanova

Script Consultant: Misha Kawnel

Script Supervisor: Alex Lynch

Trails: Jack Soper

Sonica Studio Sound Engineers: Paul Clark & Paul Clark

Sonica Runner: Flynn Hallman

Marc Graue Sound Engineers, LA: Juan Martin del Campo & Tony Diaz

Director: John Scott Dryden

Producer & Casting Director: Emma Hearn

Executive Producers: Howard Stringer, Jeremy Fox, Greg Haddrick and John Scott Dryden

A Goldhawk production for BBC Radio 4