THE GOOD LISTENER
Fin Kennedy and Boz Temple-Morris have created a seminal drama that examines the doings of GCHQ. In the research stage of this project we actually gained access to the Doughnut itself; the only makers of drama to have been allowed inside. The outcome is a series of radio dramas that offer an authentic glimpse into life in one of the secretive buildings in Britain.
In the first episode in our series on GCHQ we meet Henry Morcambe, an experienced analyst who must decide whether to take action against a trio of British muslims travelling to Syria ostensibly to provide humanitarian aid.
THE GOOD LISTENER
HENRY – OWEN TEALE
JACQUI – POLLYANNA MCINTOSH
SIDDIQ – ASHELY KUMAR
DAVID – RICHARD MAXTED
GERRY – DOMINIC HAWKSLEY
KHARED – FARAZ ALAUDDIN
ZAK – AHMED MALIK
ABDUL – ALI MALIK
WRITTEN BY FIN KENNEDY
SOUND DESIGN BY ALISDAIR MCGREGOR
PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY BOZ TEMPLE-MORRIS.
The second episode sees Henry Morcambe and his team attempt to infiltrate Belgacom, a major phone network of a European ally.
This is a true story, based on documents released by Ed Snowden, and looks at GCHQ’s involvement in one of the most sophisticated hacks ever mounted.
THE GOOD LISTENER: GHOST IN THE MACHINE
HENRY – OWEN TEALE
JACQUI – CHARLOTTE RANDLE
SIDDIQ – ASHLEY KUMAR
ALISON – ALISON NEWMAN
DAVID – RICHARD MAXTED
GERRY – DOMINIC HAWKSLEY
WRITTEN BY FIN KENNEDY
SOUND DESIGN BY ALISDAIR MCGREGOR
PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY BOZ TEMPLE-MORRIS
Next comes a three part instalment that was broadcast of consecutive days. Here the writing team expanded to include Hassan Abdulrazzak and Anders Lustgarten.
Inside GCHQ agents are monitoring delegates of the G20 summit when they discover a sophisticated cyber-attack targeting the UK National Grid. The attack is highly sophisticated and comes from an unknown source. Could it be connected to the G20? It could be criminals, terrorists or even other nation states. Henry and his team attempt to find out, needing to deploy ever more creative ways of monitoring their targets.
HENRY – OWEN TEALE
JACQUI – LUCY PHELPS
SIDDIQ – ASHLEY KUMAR
ALISON – ALISON NEWMAN
DAVID – RICHARD MAXTED
GERRY – DOMINIC HAWKSLEY
YU – LOUISE MAI NEWBERRY
AIDEN – NIALL ASHDOWN
ETHAN – PAUL CHAN
HOME SECRETARY – JAMES LAILEY
EP. 3 CARTE BLANCHE WRITTEN BY FIN KENNEDY
EP. 4 PRIVATE LIVES WRITTEN BY HASSAN ABDULRAZZAK
EP 5. QUIS CUSTODIET IPSOS CUSTODES
ASSISTANT PRODUCER ROBBIE MACINNES
SOUND DESIGN BY ALISDAIR MCGREGOR
PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY BOZ TEMPLE-MORRIS