Bear Hunt

The vice of the United States and Russia begin to tighten around the Miriam Brann government. Backed into a corner on her own deal, she flies to Washington, to seek guidance. Meanwhile Duffy makes a flight of his own upon receiving a coded message from an old friend. Brann ally and friend Sarah Nicholls pitches her bombshell revelations to Jamie Aarons, Leader of the Opposition, a vital player in her husband's move against Brann.

Strong language, violence. Listener discretion is advised.

Donald Pirie as Tom "Duffy" MacDuff

Michael Ashtiany as Scott "Robbo" Robertson

Naomi Miller as Mel Murray

Adam Jarrell as Keith Boxall

Jack Ayres as Jamie Aarons

Freddie Trenholme as Shaun Wade

Shin-Fei Chen as Blackbird

Lauren Ingram as Miriam Brann

Michael Lyle as Addie Azikiwe

Lance Fuller as US President

Trev Fleming as Master Vaner

Paul Harrop as Hughesy

Jenny Mac as Sarah Nicholls

Darcey Ferguson as Steph

Trev Fleming as Show Voice

Additional voices

Dennis Zhao

Adam Jarrell

Joel Emery

Chen Lei Wu

Shin-Fei Chen

Edited by: Joel Emery

Technical Producer: David Allen

Written by: Joel Emery

Directed by: Adam Jarrell and Joel Emery

Producer: Neil Fearn

Executive Producer: Tony Pastor

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The plan to infiltrate Special Forces Sgt. Shaun Wade into Beijing under the cover of Charlie Higgs is executed. Agent Blackbird of British Intelligence awaits link-up on the ground. Duffy has made it to Beijing as Lead Instructor for PAP/Wujing 'The Snow Leopards'. Meanwhile in London, Miriam Brann is coming under pressure from the Opposition, led by its left-wing leader, Jamie Aarons. Her Russia deal begins to sour with the British public. Long-time ally and journalist Sarah Nicholls wants to understand what has happened with Belgrave Square and Sgt. MacDuff.

Strong language, violence. Listener discretion is advised.

Donald Pirie as Tom "Duffy" MacDuff

Naomi Miller as Mel Murray

Jack Ayres as Jamie Aarons

Freddie Trenholme as Shaun Wade

Shin-Fei Chen as Blackbird

Lauren Ingram as Miriam Brann

Michael Lyle as Addie Azikiwe

Trev Fleming as Master Vaner

Paul Harrop as Hughesy

Harry Attwell as Dan Whitworth

Chen Lei Wu as Tao

Jenny Mac as Sarah Nicholls

Freddie Trenholme as Charlie Higgs

Eoin Lynch as Father Corcoran

Darcey Ferguson as Steph

Trev Fleming as Show Voice

Additional voices

Dennis Zhao

Adam Jarrell

Joel Emery

Shin-Fei Chen

Lucy Carpenter

Jenny Mac

Pete Gold

Hannah Baxter-Eve

Edited by: Joel Emery

Technical Producer: David Allen

Written by: Joel Emery

Directed by: Adam Jarrell and Joel Emery

Producer: Neil Fearn

Executive Producer: Tony Pastor

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With the operation discovered, Miriam Brann has a decision to make. The mission must be stopped. The unreachable Duffy must be reached. The act must be prevented. Meanwhile Duffy is now in China, although not in his desired location of Beijing, but rather the Changbai Mountains in North Eastern China. He finds an opportunity to get himself training the right personnel, in the right place, for the right time.Strong language, violence. Listener discretion is advised.
Naomi Miller as Mel Murray
Michael Lyle as Addie Azikiwe

Lauren Ingram as Miriam Brann

Donald Pirie as Tom "Duffy" MacDuff

Chen Lei Wu as Tao

Adam Jarrell as Keith Boxall

Al Murray as Major Gen. Grant Garson

Freddie Trenholme as Shaun Wade

Jack Ayres as Jamie Aarons

Dominic Sandbrook as Hugh

Freddie Trenholme as Charlie Higgs

Michael Ashtiany as Scott "Robbo" Robertson

Dan Rhun as Zach

Darcey Ferguson as Steph

Trev Fleming as Show Voice

Additional voices

Dennis Zhao

Adam JarrellJoel Emery
Edited by: Joel Emery
Technical Producer: David Allen
Written by: Joel Emery
Directed by: Adam Jarrell and Joel Emery
Producer: Neil Fearn
Executive Producer: Tony Pastor
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The hunt for the missing Belgravia asset is setting Downing Street ablaze. Addie Azikiwe and SIS trigger undercover agents in Grand Cayman to seek the beneficiary director of ALMA Ltd. Meanwhile in the Strait of Hormuz, Captain Vaner is tasked with moving his MV Steadfast cargo through the blockade.

Strong language, violence. Listener discretion is advised.

Michael Lyle as Addie Azikiwe

Lauren Ingram as Miriam Brann

Donald Pirie as Tom "Duffy" MacDuff

Trev Fleming as Master Vaner

Paul Harrop as Hughesy

Thomas Mitchells as Alex Kernoway

Naomi Miller as Mel Murray

Christopher Tester as James Murray

Oscar Pirie as Luke Murray

Dominic Sandbrook as Hugh

Kelly MacBride as Lylah

Sean B as Wes

Paul Waggott as Paul

Marta da Silva as Beatrice

Pete Gold as Martin

Lance Fuller as US President

Dimitry Rozental as Russian President

Darcey Ferguson as Steph

Trev Fleming as Show Voice

Additional voices

Galen Arnett

Adam Jarrell

Joel Emery

Edited by: Joel Emery

Technical Producer: David Allen

Written by: Joel Emery

Directed by: Adam Jarrell and Joel Emery

Producer: Neil Fearn

Executive Producer: Tony Pastor

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2026. Regime decapitation. Maduro captured. Khamenei dead. Miriam Brann is 100 days into her tenure as UK Prime Minister. Her overhaul in full force. Spearheaded by Chief of Staff Addie Azikiwe. He has a new task. This one set by Washington. Return Russia's seized assets. All of them.

Strong language, violence. Listener discretion is advised.

Michael Lyle as Addie Azikiwe

Lauren Ingram as Miriam Brann

Donald Pirie as Tom "Duffy" MacDuff

Luke Jasztal as Sir Pilgrim Moore

Trev Fleming as Master Vaner

Paul Harrop as Hughesy

Harry Attwell as Dan Whitworth

Thomas Mitchells as Alex Kernoway

Jenny Mac as Sarah Nicholls

Hannah Baxter-Eve as Rebecca Harp

Darcey Ferguson as Steph

Isi Adeola as Vince

Jeff Tullin as Albert

Amir Haider as Mo Majeed

Marc Rico Ludwig as US Ambassador

Michael Ashtiany as Scott "Robbo" Robertson

Macdonald Nkemda as Patrick Sabobo

Trev Fleming as Show Voice

Additional voices

Adam Jarrell

Joel Emery

Jenny Mac

Lucy Carpenter

Dan Rhun

Dennis Li

Jamaldeen H

Pete Gold

Jasmine Kerr

Edited by: Joel Emery

Technical Producer: David Allen

Written by: Joel Emery

Directed by: Adam Jarrell and Joel Emery

Producer: Neil Fearn

Executive Producer: Tony Pastor

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Sir Pilgrim Moore has found his man. Duffy is back on British soil. Prime Minister Alex Kernoway takes his case and his country's plight to NATO. All under the creeping shadow of the forthcoming election. All the momentum is with Miriam Brann.

Strong language, violence. Listener discretion is advised.

Donald Pirie as Tom "Duffy" MacDuff

Luke Jasztal as Sir Pilgrim Moore

Thomas Mitchells as Alex Kernoway

Naomi Miller as Mel Murray

Lauren Ingram as Miriam Brann

Jenny Mac as Sarah Nicholls

Magnus Rook as Felix Batzing

Nalan Burgess as Azra Simsek

Dimitry Rozental as Russian President

Naomi Miller as Clare

Amir Haider as Dipesh Choudhury

Trev Fleming as Show Voice

Additional voices

Adam Jarrell

Joel Emery

Lucy Carpenter

Dan Rhun

Pete Gold

Jasmine Kerr

Hannah Baxter-Eve

Edited by: Joel Emery

Technical Producer: David Allen

Written by: Joel Emery

Directed by: Adam Jarrell and Joel Emery

Producer: Neil Fearn

Executive Producer: Tony Pastor

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Former Spymaster Sir Pilgrim Moore is establishing a feasibility study. He consults with the finest the British defence and intelligence communities have to offer. To fulfil his life's work. Once the linchpin between SIS and Number 10, Pilgrim now seems an insurgent against a stilted Whitehall-washed network of middle-management. A deep and covert technical plunge is required when devising his latest and final plan... to kill the President of the Russian Federation.

Strong language, violence. Listener discretion is advised.

Luke Jasztal as Sir Pilgrim Moore

Thomas Mitchells as Alex Kernoway

Donald Pirie as Tom "Duffy" MacDuff

Adam Jarrell as Keith Boxall

Harry Frost as Simeon Shaw

Tom Wylde as Prof. Wyn Ellis

Joel Emery as Daniel Marcell

Jeff Tullin as Albert

Michael Ashtiany as Scott "Robbo" Robertson

Nalan Burgess as Azra Simsek

Lance Fuller as US President

Marc Rico-Ludwig as President's Staffer

Trev Fleming as Show Voice

Additional voices

Galen Arnett

Mike Provenzano

Sean B

Edited by: Joel Emery

Technical Producer: David Allen

Written by: Joel Emery

Directed by: Adam Jarrell and Joel Emery

Producer: Neil Fearn

Executive Producer: Tony Pastor

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A British passenger jet has crashed into the North Sea with 350 on board. GCHQ monitoring and Royal Navy vessels establish GPS interference from a hostile power brought it down. With an election just weeks away Prime Minister Alex Kernoway's options are limited, Washington is insisting on restraint in an effort to preserve peace talks in Ukraine. 15 years earlier Tom "Duffy" MacDuff was in the heat of battle in Helmand province.

Strong language, violence.

Listener discretion is advised.

Thomas Mitchells as Alex Kernoway

Naomi Miller as Mel Murray

Luke Jasztal as Sir Pilgrim Moore

Donald Pirie as Tom "Duffy" MacDuff

Freddie Trenholme as Shaun Wade

Michael Ashtiany as Scott "Robbo" Robertson

Lauren Ingram as Miriam Brann

Nalan Burgess as Azra Simsek

Scott Tunnix as Sam Kernoway

Karim Kronfli as Peter Kernoway

Romy Emery as Grace Kernoway

Muhammad Luqman as Mohammed "Ram" Ramdani

Lance Fuller as US President

Denis Michallet as President Tousart

Nicolas Sayce as Anthony Harcourt

Dan Rhun as Phil

Joel Emery as Ben

Harry Frost as Air Investigation Technician

Trev Fleming as Show Voice

Additional voices

Adam Jarrell

Darcey Ferguson

Joel Emery

Rahmat Dewan

Lucy Carpenter

Edited by: Joel Emery

Technical Producer: David Allen

Written by: Joel Emery

Directed by: Adam Jarrell and Joel Emery

Producer: Neil Fearn

Executive Producer: Tony Pastor

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350 British civilians are dead and Russia is responsible. Number 10 hits back as a hapless Prime Minister plays his hand in the age of regime decapitation.
Bear Hunt is a technically rigorous action drama exploring the political manoeuvres, operational challenges and conflict expertise required to assassinate a head of state.

Billed as a British Bourne, this geopolitical thriller pulls listeners into the white-hot corridors of power in Westminster and Washington. To the battlefields where the nation’s best learnt their killing trade. And to the mission itself, deep behind enemy lines.

Goalhanger’s award-winning drama team worked with current and former military and defence professionals to shape the most accurate and daring mission conceivable: a forensic exploration of what it takes, in the modern age, to kill the President of the Russian Federation.

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