‘The Good Listener’

by Fin Kennedy et al.

The doings of Britain’s most secretive spy agency.

A seminal drama that examines the doings of GCHQ.

In the research stage of this project we 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 most secretive and fascinating buildings in Britain.

Episode 1: ‘The Good Listener’

In the first episode, Henry Morcambe must decide whether to take action against a trio of British muslims travelling to Syria ostensibly to provide humanitarian aid.

Episode 2: ‘Ghost in the Machine’

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 and outrageous hacks mounted by a nation state.

Episodes 3–5: ‘Carte Blanche’

Inside GCHQ agents are monitoring delegates of the G20 summit when they discover a cyber-attack targeting the UK National Grid. The attack is highly sophisticated and 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.

‘The Good Listener’ by Fin Kennedy
Episodes 3–5: by Fin Kennedy, Hassan Abdulrazzak and Anders Lustgarten

Henry: Owen Teale
Jacqui (ep. 1, 2):
Pollyanna Mcintosh
Jacqui (ep. 3, 4, 5):
Lucy Phelps
Siddiq: Ashely Kumar
Alison: Alison Newman
David: Richard Maxted
Gerry: Dominic Hawksley
Home Secretary: James Lailey
Khared: Faraz Alauddin
Zak: Ahmed Malik
Abdul: Ali Malik
Yu: Louise Mai Newberry
Aiden: Niall Ashdown
Ethan: Paul Chan

Sound Design by Alisdair Mcgregor
Produced and Directed by Boz Temple-Morris