Bear Hunt

Ep 9 | The Archangel

Bear Hunt

Show Notes

Shaun Wade has a location. The Hotel Nuo is the only possible spot in Beijing where Duffy could take out his target. He even has a room. But he needs sign-off from London to raid it. Miriam is in Doha for the Russian peace summit. Duffy tells Robbo of his plan. The Russian President is due to land at Tianjin airport and the parade on the Chang'an Road is imminent.

Strong language, violence. Listener discretion is advised.Donald Pirie as Tom "Duffy" MacDuff

Naomi Miller as Mel Murray

Lauren Ingram as Miriam Brann

Michael Lyle as Addie Azikiwe

Adam Jarrell as Keith Boxall

Freddie Trenholme as Shaun Wade

Shin-Fei Chen as Blackbird

Jack Ayres as Jamie Aarons

Michael Ashtiany as Scott "Robbo" Robertson

Jenny Mac as Sarah Nicholls

Thomas Mitchells as Alex Kernoway

Eoin Lynch as Father Corcoran

Chen Lei Wu as Tao

Dimitry Rozental as Russian President

Trev Fleming as Show Voice

Additional voices

Dennis Zhao

Adam Jarrell

Joel Emery

Chen Lei Wu

Shin-Fei ChenNikita Chernov

Darcey Ferguson

Lucy Carpenter

Pete Gold

Edited by: Joel EmeryTechnical Producer: David AllenWritten by: Joel EmeryDirected by: Adam Jarrell and Joel EmeryProducer: Neil FearnExecutive Producer: Tony PastorMusic provided by AudionetworkCopyright 2026. Property of Goalhanger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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