Episode 2

1964. As British Guiana edges towards independence, Washington fears another communist foothold in the Americas. But the President’s attention is soon caught by a more immediate irritation: Harold Wilson’s new Labour government is pressing ahead with a lucrative export deal to Castro’s Cuba. To London, it is just business. To LBJ, it looks like betrayal.

And as the CIA tries to keep one eye on British Guiana, the White House becomes consumed by a row over buses, allies, trade, and what loyalty means in the Cold War.

Starring Kim Cattrall, Kelsey Grammer, Johnny Flynn and Jason Watkins.

Eloise Page..........Kim Cattrall

Lyndon Baines Johnson..........Kelsey Grammer

Richard Helms..........Johnny Flynn

David Ormsby-Gore..........Jason Watkins

Young Eloise Page..........Elena Delia

Robert ‘Bob’ McNamara..........Rob Benedict

Desmond Fitzgerald..........Donald Sage Mackay

Helene Boatner..........Carlyss Peer

John McCone..........Tim Ahern

Virginia Hall..........Jennifer Armour

Tom Karamessines ..........Akie Kotabe

Elizabeth, Richard Helm’s Secretary..........Laurel Lefkow

Leroy Gomes..........Tyreke Leslie

Cheddi Jagan..........Vivek Madan

Tracy Barnes..........Richard Southgate

Gerri Whittington..........Nettie Chickering

All other parts played by cast

Original music by Sacha Puttnam

Production:

Written by Greg Haddrick, who created the series with Jeremy Fox

Sound Design and Editing by Adam Woodhams, Andreina Gomez Casanova and John Scott Dryden

Assistant Director: Flynn Hallman

Sonica Studio Sound Engineers: Mat Clark & Paul Clark

Margarita Sound Engineer: James Moore

Sonica Runner: Lily Lefkow

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