The Spy Who Came Back From The Dead | Agent Twister | 1
British Scandal
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4.4 • 7.2K Ratings
🗓️ 30 August 2022
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
John Stonehouse is one of the most promising young Labour politicians in England - handsome and charismatic, with the political background to match. But when he catches the eye of the Czech secret service, Stonehouse falls into a dangerous game of cat and mouse.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, Prime Members. You can listen to British scandal at free on Amazon Music. Download the app today. |
| 0:11.9 | Hi Alice. Hiya. Um, why are your bags packed? Well, not just my bags, they're your bags as well. |
| 0:18.0 | I won't even ask how you got into my flat to do that, but thank you. I think we should travel more. So where would you like to go? |
| 0:25.1 | Okay, um, I'd really like to go to Hawaii. Okay, uh, anywhere else? Um, the south of France is lovely. |
| 0:33.1 | It is, but is it as lovely as the West Midlands? Oh, uh, can I fly business? |
| 0:41.5 | Uh, I'll, I'll check with Wondry and I'll just run them. Hello, is that Wondry artist Liaison? |
| 0:47.5 | It's Matt Ford. Ford? Yep, no, I co-host. I'm friends with Alice Levine. Yes. Um, she's just wondering if you could fly first class to the West Midlands. Hello. |
| 1:01.5 | It's always happens when I ring them. |
| 1:03.5 | It's December the 24th, 1974, 930 AM Melbourne, Australia. |
| 1:13.5 | Joseph Markham strides into the Bank of New South Wales and heads for the cashier's desk. |
| 1:21.5 | He's tall, well dressed in a handmade shirt and expensive linen trousers and he moves with authority. |
| 1:27.5 | I wish somebody would tell me I moved with authority. What do you think you move with? |
| 1:31.5 | I give off, I think, a French teacher on an exchange trip, energy, hassled and in charge of 35 kids. |
| 1:39.5 | He glides over to the cashier, lifts his trillby to green him. The cashier grins back. |
| 1:45.5 | Good eye, Mr. Markham, and how are you today? |
| 1:48.5 | Markham hands over a withdrawal slip, watches the cashier's eyes widen. |
| 1:53.5 | 22,000 dollars? Somebody's in for a good Christmas? |
| 1:57.5 | Markham grins, relaxes. He likes Melbourne, likes the casual friendliness of it. There's no formal English stuff in us here. |
| 2:07.5 | He puts the money in his leather briefcase, walks a few hundred yards to the Bank of New Zealand. |
| 2:15.5 | The cashier smiles at him, awning Mr. Mildoon. |
| 2:19.5 | Wait a minute. |
| 2:21.5 | He puts his briefcase on the counter, hands over the bundles of notes. |
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