The inside story of the CIA from the perspective of Eloise Page (Kim Cattrall), who joined on the Agency’s first day in 1947 and, in a 40-year career, became one of its most influential figures. Eloise takes the listener on a journey through the highs and lows of US foreign policy, spanning the staggering world events that shaped her career, as well as portraying her relationships with early CIA leaders, Allen Dulles (Ed Harris) and Richard Helms (Johnny Flynn).

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In Episode 5, the mysterious death of two agents, a mail interception program and the surprise discovery of a network of anti-communist insurgents behind the Iron Curtain.

Cast:
Eloise Page……….Kim Cattrall
Allen Dulles……….Ed Harris
Richard Helms……….Johnny Flynn
Frank Wisner……….Geoffrey Arend
Kermit Roosevelt……….Rob Benedict
Young Eloise Page……….Elena Delia
General Bedell-Smith and General Eisenhower……….Kerry Shale
Julia Helms……….Julee Cerda
Clover Dulles………Laurel Lefkow
Lyman Kirkpatrick……….Akie Kotabe
Macy Dulles……….Will Hislop
Yvonne De Carlo……….Natasha Arancini
Chief Postal Officer……….Dana Hajdoo
Tom Polgar……….Jamie Bogyo

All other parts were played by members of the cast

Original music by Sacha Puttnam

Production:
Written by Greg Haddrick, who created the series with Jeremy Fox
Sound Designers & Editors: John Scott Dryden, Adam Woodhams, Martha Littlehailes & Andreina Gomez
Script Consultant: Misha Kawnel
Script Supervisor: Alex Lynch
Trails: Jack Soper
Archive Research: Andy Goddard & Alex Lynch
Production Assistant: Jo Troy
Sonica Studio Sound Engineers: Mat Clark & Paul Clark
Sonica Runner: Flynn Hallman
Marc Graue Sound Engineers, LA: Juan Martin del Campo & Tony Diaz
Margarita Mix, Santa Monica Sound Engineer, LA: Bruce Bueckert
Mirrortone Sound Engineers, NY: Collin Stanley Dwarzski and James Quesada

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