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Salting the Battlefield

Salting the Battlefield

Part of The Worricker Collection

2014•1h 33m•6.2/10
ActionDramaCrime

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6.2/10(124)

David Hare concludes his trilogy of films about MI5 renegade Johnny Worricker with another fugue on power, secrets and the British establishment. Johnny Worricker goes on the run with Margot Tyrell across Europe, and with the net closing in, the former MI5 man knows his only chance of resolving his problems is to return home and confront prime minister Alec Beasley.

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Production

Carnival Films, BBC Film, Heyday Films, NBCUniversal, Masterpiece, Beagle Pug Films

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Bill Nighy

Bill Nighy

Johnny Worricker

Helena Bonham Carter

Helena Bonham Carter

Margot Tyrell

Ralph Fiennes

Ralph Fiennes

Prime Minister Alec Beasley

Ewen Bremner

Ewen Bremner

Rollo Madeley

Judy Davis

Judy Davis

Jill Tankard

Felicity Jones

Felicity Jones

Julianne Worricker

Olivia Williams

Olivia Williams

Belinda Kay

Rupert Graves

Rupert Graves

Stirling Rogers

Saskia Reeves

Saskia Reeves

Anthea Catcheside

Shazad Latif

Shazad Latif

Jez Nichols

Daniel Ryan

Daniel Ryan

Bill Catcheside

Leanne Best

Leanne Best

Amber Page

Kate Burdette

Kate Burdette

Allegra Betts

Pip Torrens

Pip Torrens

Jack Calderon

San Shella

San Shella

Abdul Khan

George Lenz

George Lenz

Security Man

Malcolm Sinclair

Malcolm Sinclair

Reverend Bernard Towers

Andrew Cleaver

Andrew Cleaver

Brian Lord

James McArdle

James McArdle

Ted Finch

Nathan Ives-Moiba

Nathan Ives-Moiba

Dean Chandler

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