Character Relationship Map: Influence

Characters

• Self - Former Managing Director, Saatchi & Saatchi (played by Ron Leagas) — protagonist
• Self - Founding Shareholder, Saatchi & Saatchi (played by John Hegarty) — supporting
• Self - Opposition Politician (played by Phumzile Van Damme) — supporting
• Self - Political Analyst, Clearcontent Research (played by Ralph Mathekga) — supporting
• Self - Minister of Mining in Salvador Allende's Government (played by Sergio Bitar) — supporting
• Self - Public Relations Pioneer (played by David Wynne-Morgan) — supporting
• Self - Former President of South Africa (played by F.W. de Klerk) — supporting
• Self - Investigations Editor (played by Meirion Jones) — supporting
• Self - Russian Political Activist (played by Alex Goldfarb) — supporting
• Self - Founder of Black First Land First Party (played by Andile Mngxitama) — supporting
• Self - Former Assistant Secretary of State for African's Affairs (played by Chester Crocker) — supporting
• Self - President of Belarus (archive footage) (played by Alexander Lukashenko) — minor
• Self - South African President, 2009–2018 (played by Jacob Zuma) — minor
• Self - Head of Chile's Military Government (archive footage) (played by Augusto Pinochet) — minor
• Self (archive footage) (played by Margaret Thatcher) — minor
• Self (archive footage) (played by Donald Trump) — minor
• Self - Former Special Forces, Information Warfare Expert (played by Joel Harding) — minor
• Self - Former Senior Creative Director, Bates Pan Gulff (played by Haider Jraidan) — minor
• Self - Strategy Consultant, Multi National Forces Iraq (played by Kirsten Fontenrose) — minor
• Self - Assistant Editor, Daily Maverick (played by Marianne Thamm) — minor

Story Analysis

A documentary tracing the rise and fall of Bell Pottinger through controversial geopolitical spin-doctoring.

Plot Progression

1. Advertising Foundations
2. Rise of Reputation Management
3. South Africa Campaign Fallout
4. Corporate Ruin and Legacy