The inside story of the CIA from the perspective of Eloise Page (Kim Cattrall), who joined on the Agency’s first day in 1947 and, in a 40-year career, became one of its most influential figures. Eloise takes the listener on a journey through the highs and lows of US foreign policy, spanning the staggering world events that shaped her career, as well as portraying her relationships with early CIA leaders, Allen Dulles (Ed Harris), Richard Helms (Johnny Flynn).
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In Episode 9, when news starts to trickle through that the coup in Iran has failed, the CIA’s man on the ground, Kim Roosevelt (Rob Benedict), goes rogue to try to turn things around.
Eloise Page..........Kim Cattrall
Allen Dulles..........Ed Harris
Richard Helms..........Johnny Flynn
Frank Wisner..........Geoffrey Arend
Kermit Roosevelt..........Rob Benedict
General Fazlollah Zahedi..........Dana Haqjoo
Nasiri & General Riahi..........Bijan Daneshmand
Queen Soraya..........Isabella Nefar
The Shah..........Majid Mehdizadeh-Valoujerdy
Assadollah Rashidian..........Adam Sina
Rocky Stone..........Akie Kotabe
Clover Dulles..........Laurel Lefkow
Clare Boothe Luce..........Jennifer Armour
Bellboy..........Will Hislop
Original music is by Sacha Puttnam
Production:
Written by Greg Haddrick, who created the series with Jeremy Fox
Sound Designers & Editors: John Scott Dryden, Adam Woodhams, Martha Littlehailes & Andreina Gomez Casanova
Script Consultant: Misha Kawnel
Script Supervisor: Alex Lynch
Trails: Jack Soper
Archive Research: Andy Goddard & Alex Lynch
Production Assistant: Jo Troy
Sonica Studio Sound Engineers: Mat Clark & Paul Clark
Sonica Runner: Flynn Hallman
Marc Graue Sound Engineers, LA: Juan Martin del Campo & Tony Diaz
Margarita Mix, Santa Monica Sound Engineer, LA: Bruce Bueckert
Mirrortone Sound Engineers, NY: Collin Stanley Dwarzski & James Quesada
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
