The story of the CIA, told from the inside out by long-serving CIA agent Eloise Page. Starring Kim Cattrall, Ed Harris, Johnny Flynn, Stephen Kunken and Kelly Marie Tran.
In Episode 2.2, CIA’s maverick agent, Colonel Ed Lansdale attempts to bring South Vietnam behind one leader – the anti-communist, US-friendly, Ngô Đình Diệm. But Diệm is eccentric, uncompromising and lacks charisma: turning him into a popular hero is a challenge.
Cast: Eloise Page..........Kim Cattrall Allen Dulles..........Ed Harris Virginia Spence ..........Kelly Marie Tran Richard Helms..........Johnny Flynn Colonel Ed Lansdale..........Stephen Kunken Frank Wisner..........Geoffrey Arend Young Eloise Page..........Elena Delia Ngô Đình Diệm..........Jon Jon Briones "Lightening" Joe Collins..........Rob Benedict General Mike O’Daniel..........Ian Porter Pat Kelly & Madam Nhu..........Lourdes Faberes Ngô Đình Nhu..........Yung President Eisenhower..........Kerry Shale John Foster Dulles..........Nathan Osgood General Mike O’Daniel..........Ian Porter
All other parts played by the cast
Original music by Sacha Puttnam
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 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