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09.22.2016

ELIZABETH’S ATTEMPTS TO QUELL CIVIL WAR IN ALGERIA GO AWRY WHEN THE TRUSTED U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE COUNTRY DIES, ON “MADAM SECRETARY,” SUNDAY, OCT. 16

Michael Boatman Guest Stars as FBI Director Keith Doherty

“The Linchpin” – With Algeria on the brink of a civil war, Elizabeth delicately negotiates a regime change, but her plans go awry when Roy Curtis (Dakin Matthews), the trusted U.S. Ambassador to Algeria, dies unexpectedly. Also, Henry fights to save religious antiquities in Algeria when he discovers they are being destroyed by Hizb al-Shahid, and the McCord children get their own security detail after Jason’s computer is hacked, on MADAM SECRETARY, Sunday, Oct. 16 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Michael Boatman guest stars as FBI Director Keith Doherty, who helps the McCords investigate the hacking of Jason’s computer.

CHEAT TWEET: Elizabeth ties 2 avert Algerian civil war when the US ambassador 2 the country dies @MadamSecretary 10/16 9pm #CBS http://bit.ly/2cKrEy7

REGULAR CAST:

Téa Leoni

(Elizabeth McCord)

 

Tim Daly

(Henry McCord)

 

Bebe Neuwirth

(Nadine Tolliver)

 

Željko Ivanek

(Russell Jackson)

 

Keith Carradine

(President Conrad Dalton)

 

Sebastian Arcelus

(Jay Whitman)

 

Patina Miller

Geoffrey Arend

Erich Bergen

Kathrine Herzer

Wallis Currie-Wood

Evan Roe

 

RECURRING CAST:

Johanna Day

Carlos Gómez

 

(Daisy Grant)

(Matt Mahoney)

(Blake Moran)

(Alison McCord)

(Stephanie “Stevie” McCord)

(Jason McCord)

 

 

(Admiral Ellen Hill)

(Jose Campos)

 

GUEST CAST:

Michael Boatman

(FBI Director Keith Doherty)

 

Dakin Mathews

(Ambassador Roy Curtis)

 

Pippa Pearthree

(Mary Curtis)

 

Matt Meinsen

(DS Agent Matt)

 

Marshall Manesh

(President Aman Haddad)

 

Arthur Darbinyan

(General Mourad Cherat)

 

Nazanin Nour

(Salima Tengour)

 

Jason Michael Evans

Rashad Edwards

Brandon Morris

Sean Phillips

Dennis Kozee

Mandela Bellamy

Noam Harary

 

(DS Agent Alex)

(DS Agent Todd)

(SWAT Leader)

(SWAT Team Member #1)

(SWAT Team Member #2)

(Teacher)

(HS Fighter)

 

 

WRITTEN BY: David Grae, one of the series’ executive producers

DIRECTED BY: Eric Stoltz, one of the series’ executive producers

GENRE: Drama

Photos are available at: http://cbspressexpress.com

Official CBS website: http://www.cbs.com/shows/madam-secretary/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/#!/MadamSecretary

Twitter: @MadamSecretary

Instagram: @madamsecretarycbs

CBS Twitter: https://twitter.com/CBSTweet

Cast on Twitter:

Téa Leoni

@TheTeaLeoni

 

Tim Daly

@TimmyDaly

 

Bebe Neuwirth

@BebeNeuwirth

 

Sebastian Arcelus

@SebArcelus

 

Patina Miller

@patinamiller

 

Geoffrey Arend

Erich Bergen

Kathrine Herzer

Wallis Currie-Wood

Evan Roe

 

Producers on Twitter:

Barbara Hall

Lori McCreary

Eric Stoltz

 

Cast on Instagram:

Tim Daly

Patina Miller

Geoffrey Arend

Erich Bergen

Kathrine Herzer

Wallis Currie-Wood

Evan Roe

@GeoffreyArend

@erichbergen

@KathrineHerzer

@walliscw

@evanroeofficial

 

 

@BarbaraHallHQ

@LoriMcCreary

@ericstoltz

 

 

@TimmyDaly

@patinamiller

@geoffreyarend

@erichbergen

@kathrine_herzer

@walliscw

@evanroeofficial

 

 

 

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Press Contacts:

Kim Izzo-Emmet

krizzo-emmet@cbs.com

212-975-3820

Arpi Ketendjian

arpi.ketendjian@cbs.com

818-655-7221

Liz Rolnik

Elizabeth.rolnik@cbs.com

212-975-1553

Photo Contacts:

Kathleen Prutting

kprutting@cbs.com

212-975-8533

Richard Boeth

Richard.boeth@cbs.com

212-975-7627
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