The Trick

The Trick tells the story of world-renowned Professor Philip Jones; Director of Climate Research at the University of East Anglia, who back in 2009 found himself at the eye of an international media storm and the victim of cyberterrorism. With time running out against an unseen enemy, The Trick looks at the potentially devastating consequences to humanity from climate change denial; how a media storm undermined public confidence in the science and how the concept of ‘truth’ took a back seat causing us to lose a decade of action.

5

89 min

Cast

Jason Watkins

as Phil Jones

Victoria Hamilton

as Ruth Jones

George MacKay

as Sam Bowen

Jerome Flynn

as Neil Wallis

David Calder

as Sir David King

Adrian Edmondson

as Edward Acton

Pooky Quesnel

as Stella Acton

Rhashan Stone

as Gareth Ellmann

Justin Salinger

as DSI Julian Gregory

Andrew Dunn

as Graham Stringer

Director

Pip Broughton