Worricker

Johnny Worricker is always well-dressed, as seen in Salting the Battlefield on Masterpiece Contemporary.

Salting the Battlefield: Worricker’s Conclusion

By Leslie Gilbert Elman

November 17, 2014

Worricker (Bill Nighy) is on the run, now in Germany with ex-spy, ex-love Margot (Helena Bonham Carter) by his side. They’re stirring the embers of their faded romance and recalling all the quirks and peccadilloes they once found so endearing. (He doesn’t wash the lettuce properly! How adorable is that?) They live out of suitcases,…

Turks & Caicos: The Return of Worricker

By Leslie Gilbert Elman

November 10, 2014

“I used to be able to open the bonnet, take out a wrench and fix my car. Now I need a degree in electronics. Even easy things are difficult now,” a character tells Johnny Worricker in Turks & Caicos, which airs on Masterpiece Contemporary this week. Difficult or intentionally incomprehensible? I say it’s more…