Summary
Maria Kossecka - newly appointed Deputy Head of Mission in a former Soviet State - arrives in the country on the eve of a contentious presidential election that seems likely to install a pro-Western candidate. However, after spending an evening where she and her new boss, Ambassador James Reid, entertain this new man of the hour, Maria wakes to find he has been killed - his plane brought down in what looks like a targeted attack. As the British are unexpectedly tasked with overseeing the investigation into the crash by the incumbent president, Maria is forced to manage a complicated tangle of evidence, conspiracy, and competing interests inside and outside the country. Will she manage to find out the truth before civil unrest in the country threatens to escalate out of control? And what will this mean for British interests in the region?
Written by Chris Brandon and Davy Banks, Discretion is a reminder of the necessity of diplomacy on a global stage. The Executive Producer is Jed Mercurio.
Starring Sinead Keenan and Kevin McNally.
Discretion is a Hat Trick Production for BBC Radio 4.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:06.0 | Always remember, Maria, diplomats need to be whatever the person talking to them needs them to be. |
| 0:12.0 | Well, much as I appreciate the wisdom, I wonder would you give the same advice to your daughters? |
| 0:17.0 | We'll be straight to... |
| 0:20.0 | ...withers... ...I'd say we're looking at the next president. |
| 0:25.6 | You'd have dinner with him. |
| 0:27.6 | He's a populist. |
| 0:28.6 | But isn't it worth seeing if it could be our kind of populist? |
| 0:31.6 | I'm here and be out. |
| 0:32.6 | You see my country is a strategic asset. |
| 0:34.6 | Our border with Ukraine makes us appearing because you can move men and materials freely. |
| 0:39.3 | It's not like you're going to let me explain. |
| 0:41.3 | You don't need to. |
| 0:43.3 | What time is your flight? There is no rush. |
| 0:45.3 | Maria, James Reed. |
| 0:48.3 | Ambassador. |
| 0:49.3 | Do you have a TV in your room? |
| 0:51.3 | Yes. |
| 0:52.3 | Turn it on. |
| 0:53.3 | The moment it isn't clear where the plane was coming from or who was on board. |
| 0:59.0 | What is this? |
| 1:00.1 | There'll be a car downstairs to you in five minutes. |
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