Turks & Caicos 2014

Overview

Turks & Caicos is a 2014 political thriller television film written and directed for the BBC by playwright David Hare. It serves as the second installment in David Hare's Johnny Worricker trilogy, following Page Eight and preceding Salting the Battlefield. The film stars Bill Nighy, Winona Ryder, and Christopher Walken. The story follows Johnny Worricker, a retired spy who was last seen whistleblowing at MI5. He is living a new life on the Caribbean islands of the title, where he goes by the name Tom Eliot. His predicament begins when he encounters a shadowy American who claims to know him. This encounter forces Worricker into the company of ambiguous American businessmen who claim to be on the islands for a conference regarding the global financial crisis. While some of these individuals appear like mob bosses, one actually works for the CIA. The film has a runtime of 1 hour and 35 minutes and is categorized under the genres of thriller, drama, action, and mystery.