Tonya Pinkins guest stars in tonight’s episode of Madam Secretary which is called “The Detour.” Here’s how CBS describes it:
When Elizabeth and her staff fly to Africa to offer development aid to the continent, they are caught by surprise when the Chinese arrive there first, ready to outmaneuver the U.S. with competing offers of aid. Also, when turbulence on their plane ride to Africa leaves Daisy unnerved, she and Susan Thompson (Tonya Pinkins) go on a welcome tour of Africa, admiring the beauty of the continent. And, the FBI asks Henry to help investigate a Christian cult member who may have helped build the bomb used in the Illinois coffee shop attack, on MADAM SECRETARY, Sunday, Jan. 15 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
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Madam Secretary
"The Detour"--CWhen Elizabeth and her staff fly to Africa to offer development aid to the continent, they are caught by surprise when the Chinese arrive there first, ready to outmaneuver the U.S. with competing offers of aid. Also, when turbulence on their plane ride to Africa leaves Daisy unnerved, she and Susan Thompson (Tonya Pinkins) go on a welcome tour of Africa, admiring the beauty of the continent. And, the FBI asks Henry to help investigate a Christian cult member who may have helped build the bomb used in the Illinois coffee shop attack, on MADAM SECRETARY, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Pictured: Patina Miller as Daisy Grant Photo: Sarah Shatz/CBS ©2016 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Madam Secretary stars Téa Leoni (Elizabeth McCord), Tim Daly (Henry McCord), Bebe Neuwirth (Nadine Tolliver), Zeljko Ivanek (Russell Jackson), Keith Carradine (President Conrad Dalton), Sebastian Arcelus (Jay Whitman), Patina Miller (Daisy Grant), Geoffrey Arend (Matt Mahoney), Erich Bergen (Blake Moran), Kathrine Herzer (Alison McCord), Wallis Currie-Wood (Stephanie “Stevie” McCord), and Evan Roe (Jason McCord).
Guest stars in “The Detour” include Francis Jue (Chinese Foreign Minister Chen), Matt Meinsen (DS Agent Matt), Roslyn Ruff (Marguerite Sanchez), Tonya Pinkins (Susan Thompson), James McCaffrey (Rex Mayfield), Jeremy Rishe (Ethan Welsch), Arian Moayed (Mohammed “Mo” Alwash), Obba Babatunde (President Silvanus Fabre), Avery Glymph (FBI Agent Clark Stokes), Gregory Jones (FBI Agent Owen Wendt), Walter Brandes (Ted), Irene Sofia Lucio (Pilar), Jason Kaufman (Commander), Christine Toy Johnson (Kathy Akimoto), Michael Bakkensen (Darren Taylor), Eva Kaminsky (Jenny Bach), Afemo Omilami (President Babacar Diome), Claire Simba (Justine), James Joseph O’Neil (Colonel McKay), Stephen Lee Anderson (Captain), and Justin L. Wilson (Nathan Hobson).
