Bear Hunt
Podcast

Bear Hunt

Goalhanger

7 episodes

350 British civilians are dead and Russia is responsible. Number 10 hits back as a hapless Prime Minister plays his hand in the age of regime decapitation. Bear Hunt is a technically rigorous action drama exploring the political manoeuvres, operational challenges and conflict expertise required to assassinate a head of state. Billed as a British Bourne, this geopolitical thriller pulls listeners into the white-hot corridors of power in Westminster and Washington. To the battlefields where the nation’s best learnt their killing trade. And to the mission itself, deep behind enemy lines. Goalhanger’s award-winning drama team worked with current and former military and defence professionals to shape the most accurate and daring mission conceivable: a forensic exploration of what it takes, in the modern age, to kill the President of the Russian Federation.

What this show covers

political thrillerespionagegeopoliticsserial fictionaudio dramachinamilitary thrillerblockadeGrand CaymanStrait of HormuzWashington pressurenear-future fictionUK governmentDuffyMiriam Brann

What listeners will find here

A discovered operation forces Miriam to act while Duffy pushes deeper into China
The episode turns on a race to stop a mission after the operation is exposed. As Miriam Brann faces an urgent decision and tries to reach the unreachable Duffy, he is stranded far from Beijing in the Changbai Mountains and finds a new opening.
A missing asset, a Cayman hunt, and a blockade tighten the pressure
The search for a missing Belgravia asset pushes Downing Street into crisis as Addie Azikiwe and SIS activate undercover agents in Grand Cayman. At the same time, Captain Vaner must get the MV Steadfast through a blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, setting up a tense parallel storyline.
A new UK prime minister faces a Washington order with global stakes
Set in 2026, this episode follows Prime Minister Miriam Brann 100 days into a sweeping UK overhaul as her chief of staff, Addie Azikiwe, is tasked with returning all of Russia’s seized assets. The setup points to a tense political thriller shaped by regime change, pressure from Washington, and high-level power plays.
Duffy returns as NATO pressure and election momentum collide
Britain’s political crisis sharpens as Duffy returns to British soil, Sir Pilgrim Moore closes in, and Prime Minister Alex Kernoway brings the country’s case to NATO. With an election looming and Miriam Brann gaining momentum, the episode looks set to tighten both the political and personal stakes.
A passenger jet disaster ignites a political and military crisis
A British airliner crashes into the North Sea, and investigators trace it to GPS interference from a hostile power. As Prime Minister Alex Kernoway faces election pressure and US calls for restraint, the story also reaches back 15 years to Tom "Duffy" MacDuff in Helmand.

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