Is Salting the Battlefield a sequel?
This is a 3-disc set of a spy series. The first is Page Eight, the second, Turks & Caicos, and the third is Salting the Battlefield. The three are connected so that you can say this is a trilogy or it can be a mini-series.
What is meant by Salting the Battlefield?
There’s considerable scope for interpreting what is meant by salting the battlefield. Generally it has come to mean making the land useless after a battle is fought. However, it is often used in the fifth sense above to mean ‘covertly’ or ‘underhandedly’ bending the environment to suit a purpose.
What comes after Salting the Battlefield?
Page Eight, Salting The Battlefield and Turks & Caicos make up The Worricker Trilogy.
Where was Salting the Battlefield filmed?
It was filmed in London and Turks & Caicos. Johnny Worricker has walked out of his job at MI5, going to the airport apparently to choose his destination at random.
What follows Turks and Caicos?
Salting the Battlefield
Turks & Caicos (film)
| Turks & Caicos | |
|---|---|
| Original release | 20 March 2014 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Page Eight |
| Followed by | Salting the Battlefield |
What order is worricker trilogy?
Page Eight2011
Turks & Caicos2014Salting the Battlefield2014
Worricker Trilogy/Movies
Why would you salt a battlefield?
Salting the earth, or sowing with salt, is the ritual of spreading salt in the soil of conquered land by the conquerors, in order to, either symbolically or literally, prevent crops from ever growing there again, thereby preventing the conquered from rebuilding.
Is Salting the Battlefield before Turks and Caicos?
Turks & Caicos is a 2014 political thriller television film, written and directed for the BBC by the playwright David Hare. It follows Page Eight, which aired on BBC Two in August 2011 and is followed by Salting the Battlefield.
Is page eight a sequel?
Turks & Caicos
Page Eight/Sequels
Is worricker based on a book?
“Worricker” owes a huge debt to Mr. le Carré’s later novels, written after the Cold War ended, especially two that were made into movies, “The Constant Gardener” and “A Most Wanted Man.”
How many Johnny worricker movies are there?
All three films feature Johnny Worricker (Bill Nighy), a long-serving MI5 officer, who learns that the Prime Minister knew about secret US rendition camps long before the British intelligence community knew about them.
What is the order of the Johnny worricker movies?
The first is Page Eight, the second, Turks & Caicos, and the third is Salting the Battlefield. The three are connected so that you can say this is a trilogy or it can be a mini-series. All three are complete stories in themselves.
Who are the actors in salting the battlefield?
Cast overview, first billed only: Ralph Fiennes Alec Beasley Shazad Latif Jez Nichols Felicity Jones Julianne Worricker James McArdle Ted Finch Bill Nighy Johnny Worricker
What happens at the end of salting the battlefield?
The Johnny Worricker Spy trilogy concludes with Salting the Battlefield, in which our hero with his ex girlfriend, Margot are criss-crossing Europe trying to stay one step ahead of the security services and a vengeful Prime Minister.
Who are the MI5 officers in salting the battlefield?
MI5 officer Johnny Worricker and Margot Tyrell are on the run together across Europe. But Worricker knows his only chance of resolving his problems is to return home and confront his nemesis, the prime minister.
Who is the Deputy Prime Minister in salting the battlefield?
In London, Acting Director General Jill Tankard ( Judy Davis) contacts Deputy Prime Minister Anthea Catcheside ( Saskia Reeves) and offers her services in aiding Catcheside’s embattled husband. Johnny and Margot separate on their way back into Britain in order to confound their pursuers.