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First Action Bureau

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  • Spy-fi audio drama starring Genevieve Gaunt, Sacha Dhawan, Paterson Joseph and Nicola Walker. From the worlds of Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson. Series Summary: The First Action Bureau exists to protect the Earth - near-utopian by 2068 - from criminal elements before they get the chance to act. Using decades of ‘big data’ and globally connected quantum artificial intelligence, the Bureau is able to predict criminal activity before it occurs. Nero Jones may be the best agent the Bureau has, but something strange is going on. Headaches and bizarre dreams are troubling this deadly assassin, and as her missions continue it becomes increasingly clear that all is not well... not just with her, but with the Bureau itself. But where do the lies end? And where does the truth begin? Subscribe now: http://andr.sn/FABnow It has been created and written by Jamie Anderson and Nicholas Briggs, and has been directed by Nicholas Briggs, and is being produced and distributed by Anderson Entertainment. Series one is being released as an audio drama podcast consisting of 10x10’ episodes, hosted and supported by the team at Captivate. First Action Bureau was developed and recorded remotely during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020 Nero Jones - Genevieve Gaunt Benjamin Saal - Sacha Dhawan Zero One - Paterson Joseph Charlize Wilkin - Nicola Walker Eddie Hunter - Wayne Forester Angus Reed - Richard James Created and written by Jamie Anderson and Nicholas Briggs Directed by Nicholas Briggs Produced by Jamie Anderson Sound design by Iain Meadows Music by Joe Kraemer Graphic design by Marcus Stamps Recording by Benji Clifford Distributed by Anderson Entertainment Ltd.
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  • First Action Bureau | Spy-fi full cast audio drama from the worlds of Gerry Anderson

    First Action Bureau | Spy-fi full cast audio drama from the worlds of Gerry Anderson
    Sep 3 2020

    The First Action Bureau exists to protect the Earth - near-utopian by 2068 - from criminal elements before they get the chance to act. Using decades of ‘big data’ and globally connected quantum artificial intelligence, the Bureau is able to predict criminal activity before it occurs. Nero Jones may be the best agent the Bureau has, but something strange is going on. Headaches and bizarre dreams are troubling this deadly assassin, and as her missions continue it becomes increasingly clear that all is not well... not just with her, but with the Bureau itself. But where do the lies end? And where does the truth begin?

    Join the Bureau and get extra content: https://launch.firstactionbureau.com

    From the worlds of Gerry Anderson (Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, Space:1999, UFO), First Action Bureau is a spy-fi drama series starring Genevieve Gaunt (Knightfall, Harry Potter, The Royals), Sacha Dhawan (Doctor Who, Iron Fist, Mr Selfridge), Paterson Joseph (Noughts + Crosses, Timeless, Peep Show), and Nicola Walker (Unforgotten, Spooks, Last Tango in Halifax).

    It has been created and written by Jamie Anderson and Nicholas Briggs, and has been directed by Nicholas Briggs, and is being produced and distributed by Anderson Entertainment.

    Series one is being released as an audio drama podcast consisting of 10x10’ episodes, hosted and supported by the team at Captivate.

    First Action Bureau was developed and recorded remotely during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020

    Nero Jones - Genevieve Gaunt

    Benjamin Saal - Sacha Dhawan

    Zero One - Paterson Joseph

    Charlize Wilkin - Nicola Walker

    Eddie Hunter - Wayne Forester

    Bureau Computer - Richard James

    Created and written by Jamie Anderson and Nicholas Briggs

    Directed by Nicholas Briggs

    Produced by Jamie Anderson

    Sound design by Iain Meadows

    Music by Joe Kraemer

    Graphic design by Marcus Stamps

    Recording by Benji Clifford
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    2 mins
  • Five things about First Action Bureau

    Five things about First Action Bureau
    Sep 10 2020

    Jamie Anderson and Nicholas Briggs sit down to give you a quick introduction to First Action Bureau with five things you might not know about the series - which launches 1st October 2020.

    First Action Bureau is a spy-fi audio drama starring Genevieve Gaunt, Sacha Dhawan, Paterson Joseph and Nicola Walker. From the worlds of Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson.

    The First Action Bureau exists to protect the Earth - near-utopian by 2068 - from criminal elements before they get the chance to act. Using decades of ‘big data’ and globally connected quantum artificial intelligence, the Bureau is able to predict criminal activity before it occurs. Nero Jones may be the best agent the Bureau has, but something strange is going on. Headaches and bizarre dreams are troubling this deadly assassin, and as her missions continue it becomes increasingly clear that all is not well... not just with her, but with the Bureau itself. But where do the lies end? And where does the truth begin?

    Join the Bureau and get extra content: https://launch.firstactionbureau.com
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    11 mins
  • Meet the Cast | Genevieve Gaunt, Sacha Dhawan, Paterson Joseph and Nicola Walker

    Meet the Cast | Genevieve Gaunt, Sacha Dhawan, Paterson Joseph and Nicola Walker
    Sep 17 2020

    Genevieve Gaunt, Sacha Dhawan, Paterson Joseph and Nicola Walker are here to tell you about their characters and what you can expect from First Action Bureau when it launches on 1st October 2020.

    If you're not subscribed yet, then do it straight away to make sure you get the first episodes as soon as they launch on 1st October 2020. http://andr.sn/FABnow

    The First Action Bureau exists to protect the Earth - near-utopian by 2068 - from criminal elements before they get the chance to act. Using decades of ‘big data’ and globally connected quantum artificial intelligence, the Bureau is able to predict criminal activity before it occurs. Nero Jones may be the best agent the Bureau has, but something strange is going on. Headaches and bizarre dreams are troubling this deadly assassin, and as her missions continue it becomes increasingly clear that all is not well... not just with her, but with the Bureau itself. But where do the lies end? And where does the truth begin?

    Join the Bureau and get extra content: https://launch.firstactionbureau.com

    From the worlds of Gerry Anderson (Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, Space:1999, UFO), First Action Bureau is a spy-fi drama series starring Genevieve Gaunt (Knightfall, Harry Potter, The Royals), Sacha Dhawan (Doctor Who, Iron Fist, Mr Selfridge), Paterson Joseph (Noughts + Crosses, Timeless, Peep Show), and Nicola Walker (Unforgotten, Spooks, Last Tango in Halifax).

    It has been created and written by Jamie Anderson and Nicholas Briggs, and has been directed by Nicholas Briggs, and is being produced and distributed by Anderson Entertainment.

    Series one is being released as an audio drama podcast consisting of 10x10’ episodes, hosted and supported by the team at Captivate.

    First Action Bureau was developed and recorded remotely during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020
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    6 mins
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High Quality Cinematic Audiobook

If you really enjoy listening to books with all the sound effects and the vocal acting then you will REALLY enjoy this one right here. All the sounds were high quality and done in a really good cinematic arrangement and I just really need some more.

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not everything needs to be a podcast

this frustrated me to no end the intros and outros took up more time than the actual story. (not to mention the introductory episodes 🙄). great story, great acting, wrong format for sureeee

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Story is incomplete but WHAT a ride!

If you're standing in line at the grocery store or waiting on the metro or on hold with customer service and you just need a little distraction, these super short, well produced, well acted episodes are great.

Heads up, this is season 1 and it ends on a big reveal cliffhanger. Apparently season 2 never got made so don't expect to be satisfied at the ending of the last episode.

One annoying thing is the length of the intro and outro on each episode. No need for such a long theme song at the beginning and end when the content itself is fewer than 12 minutes.

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Interesting - Needs a Little More Polish

I enjoyed the story, and I am interested in seeing what comes next, but there are a few things that could make it better. There should be lines included to help you know who's talking, particularly when there are multiple characters in a scene of the same gender. Also, there could be more explanation of what is happening in rooms/scenes. Since it's audio, we need more descriptions so the listener can visualize what's happening or where the characters are. But again, I enjoyed it, and I'd love to hear where they take the story next.

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Needs more story, less...other stuff.

Great story but episodes too short and too much "you've been listening to..." stuff.
There's more of that and the whole action music intro and close-out than the story itself.

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ouch my ears!

Story - great
Sound effects - great except the "headache" noise is SO loud and hurts my ears! it happens for at least 20 seconds every episode. By the second episode it was like "enough already we get it!" I don't need the headache sound to be so realistic that I get one!
I made it through because the story is that good and the episodes are short, but please ffs fix that for season 2

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Big Finish Does it again

Always the best audio dramas out there. No one does it better. Make season two half hour episodes please.

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Pumped

The Podcast was amazing, very intense asnywell acted. Hopefully there will be more to this series. The ending was definitely a cliff hanger. Hopefully this gets picked up and turned into a TV series.

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Series 2 Due in 2021...?

This is too short. Not enough content. Looks like they didn't bother with Series 2.

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Interesting premise, weak writing

The story had great potential, the performance was strongly above average, but the writing was .... a letdown. For example, some of the points of tension were stupidly unnecessary and contrived to move the story along. The nature of the relationship between the MC and her mark made no sense at all. etc. This might have been an amazing story if it were fleshed out and in the hands of a more capable writer.

Also, there's really no need for the episodes to be so frustratingly short — barely 8 minutes on average. Right when the action seems to be moving along again, the end credits start playing. They could easily have been combined into fewer, meatier episodes, but it's obviously been cut so that they can squeeze in more commercials on other platforms.

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