“The Dissent Memo” is the title for the October 30 episode of Madam Secretary and CBS has released an official description and some preview images to promote it. James Brown of “The NFL Today” fame guest stars.
Here’s how CBS describes the episode:
After a bombing at a political rally in Angola, Elizabeth must find a way to respond to a “dissent memo” from the Bureau of African Affairs when they criticize the Dalton Administration’s lack of attention to the upcoming Angolan election. Also, Russell enlists Elizabeth’s help to get President Dalton on the ballot in Ohio, and Henry and Jose get closer to locating the antiquities stolen by Hizb al-Shahid, on MADAM SECRETARY, Sunday, Oct. 30 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Tonya Pinkins guest stars as Susan Thompson, assistant secretary for the Bureau of African Affairs, and CBS Sports host of “The NFL Today” and “Thursday Night Football” James Brown appears as himself.
Photos can be found below, including some shots of James Brown on the show.
Madam Secretary
"The Dissent Memo"-- After a bombing at a political rally in Angola, Elizabeth must respond to a "dissent memo" from the Bureau of African Affairs when they express disappointment in the Dalton Administration's attention to the upcoming Angolan election. Also, Russell enlists Elizabeth's help to get President Dalton on the ballot in Ohio, and Henry and Jose get closer to locating the antiquities stolen by Hizb al-Shahid, on MADAM SECRETARY, Sunday, Oct 30 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Pictured: Patina Miller as Daisy Grant Photo: Sarah Shatz/CBS é2016 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). Recurring cast in the episode includes Carlos Gomez (Jose Campos).
Additional guest stars in “The Dissent Memo” include Christopher O’Shea (Jareth Glover), J.C. Mackenzie (Gov. Sam Evans), Tonya Pinkins (Susan Thompson), Harold Surratt (Angolan President Damiano Bestilo), Linara Washington (Bertilde Kalanga), Lyne Renée (Cecile Zaman), Katarina Morhacova (Marine Bourget), Wendell B. Franklin (DEA Agent Steve Tanner), Charles Socarides (Scott Goodman), James Brown (Himself), Souleymane Sy Savane (Agent Antoine de Sevres), Lolita Foster (Reporter), and Brian Reddy (Julius Burton).
