Rebecca Front
Incredible Women

Incredible Women

  • Radio comedy drama
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2011 - 2020
  • 40 episodes (8 series)

Rebecca Front and Jeremy Front star in a series of spoof documentaries looking at the lives of different women.

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Series 3, Episode 2 - Helen McKee

Jeremy meets MI5 whistleblower Helen McKee, who is currently holed up in the broom cupboard at the Manuellan Embassy.

Further details

Jeremy meets MI5 whistle blower Helen McKee to find out how and why she leaked details of the British/American plans to infiltrate the newly elected government of the central American country, Manuella.

Along the way, Jeremy meets Manuellan Ambassador, Javier Fernando Francisco Marquez who explains what a heroine Helen has become to his country. At the embassy Jeremy experiences the extremely cramped conditions in which Helen is living. He finds out about her love of her two cats Pablo and Pedro and he witnesses her accident proneness first hand.

Jeremy also gets an exclusive interview with the former director of MI5, Dame Stella Rimington, who gives Jeremy her thoughts on how dangerous a character Helen McKee may be.

Will Jeremy get in deeper than he means to, and become embroiled in the murky world of illegal deeds?

Broadcast details

Date
Tuesday 22nd April 2014
Time
10:45am
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
15 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Tuesday 22nd April 2014 7:45pm Radio 4
Saturday 26th April 2014 12:15pm Radio 4 Extra

Cast & crew

Cast
Rebecca Front Various
Jeremy Front Jeremy
Guest cast
Stella Rimington Self
Jake Canuso Ensemble Actor
Carolyn Pickles Ensemble Actor
Writing team
Rebecca Front Writer
Jeremy Front Writer
Production team
Claire Jones Producer

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