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Incredible Women

Comedy: Spoof

Rebecca and Jeremy Front explore the lives and achievements of some incredible women.

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15 Minute Drama: Incredible Women

Rebecca Front

Jeremy Front

Jake Canuso

Carolyn Pickles

Stella Rimington

Claire Jones

Incredible Women: Series 3: Episode 2: Helen McKee

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Incredible Women - Series 8

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Episode 2: Helen McKee

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Helen McKee

BBC Radio 4 - Incredible Women, Series 3, Helen McKee

Jeremy meets MI5 whistleblower Helen McKee, who's holed up in a Manuellan Embassy cupboard

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

BAFTA award-winning Rebecca Front (the Thick of It, Up the Women, Nighty Night, The Day Today) stars alsongside her brother Jeremy Front in this series about five extraordinary women.

Each day this week Jeremy meets one of the UK's most 'incredible women'. He spends 24 hours in their company, visiting their homes and finding out what makes them tick. Plus we discover some very odd things about each incredible woman.

In today's programme, 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?

Featuring Rebecca Front, Jeremy Front, Jake Canuso, Carolyn Pickles. Plus a special appearance by former director of MI5, Dame Stella Rimington.

Producer: Claire Jones.

Incredible Women: Series 3

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Comic portraits of five extraordinary characters. Rebecca and Jeremy Front explore the lives and achievements of some incredible women.

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