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Rating. PG-13. Mystery & suspense. Johnny Worricker (Bill Nighy) and Margot Tyrell (Helena Bonham Carter) are now on the run together across Europe, going from town to town in Germany. But Worricker knows his only chance of resolving his problems is to return home and confront his nemesis - the prime minister, Alec Beasley (Ralph Fiennes).
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. Worricker is being watched - His family and friends are being watched - He is running out of cash and he needs ...
'Salting the Battelfield' is one of two new television films by playwright David Hare, following up on an earlier film of his about a renegade British spy; and having (mostly) praised the first, 'Turcs and Caicos', I now feel obliged to criticise the second, even though the two are more similar than different.
Het leven in ballingschap blijkt moeilijker dan Johnny Worricker en Margot Tyrrell hadden verwacht, zeker nu ook de MI5 hen op de hielen zit. Worricker weet dat er maar één kans is om de problemen in zijn persoonlijke en professionele leven op te lossen: terugkeren naar huis om de machtige premier, Alec Beasley, te confronteren.
Salting the Battlefield sees the story come to a close in the chess game between Nighy's Worricker and Fiennes' PM Beasley. However, this is more style than substance. A great story with a damp final act. It never quite manages to entertain or thrill. The tension doesnt feel taught enough if that makes sense.
Salting the Battlefield, the third instalment of the Worricker Trilogy, follows Johnny Worricker and Margot Tyrrell as they flee across Europe, with M15 hard on their heels. But life in exile is proving much harder than either of them expected. Worricker knows that his only chance of resolving both his personal and his professional lives is if he returns home to confront the powerful prime ...
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.
