Kay Summersby
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Oct 30, 2026
Charlotte VosperHOST
And of course, we also have other incredible actors.
Charlotte VosperHOST
We have Brendan Fraser as General Eisenhower, Damien Lewis as Montgomery, and Kerry Condon as Kay Summersby.
Charlotte VosperHOST
What did those actors bring to such historically important roles? Well,
David HaigGUEST
I love Brendan's performance of Eisenhower.
Victor Davis HansonGUEST
I'm not saying he was George Patton, but Patton had affairs.
Victor Davis HansonGUEST
I mean, Kay Summersby was the chauffeur of Eisenhower and there were rumors they had affairs.
Victor Davis HansonGUEST
I don't know if it was confirmed or not, but I'm not, you can't.
Victor Davis HansonGUEST
What we're doing right now under Hexeth and his advisors, he's not just Pete Hexeth.
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Much of Pressure's tension comes from these contrasting opinions, which Eisenhower must weigh against the demands of the pending invasion.
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When Haig was researching the play, he found himself captivated by Eisenhower's relationships with both Stagg and Kay Summersby, Carey Condon, the general's wartime secretary, driver, and rumored lover.
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In Pressure, Somersby acts as a confidant for Stagg and Eisenhower, protecting the former from the latter's fierce temper.
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Did you know? Dwight D.
Caroline WilsonHOST
There has been a rehearsal for D-Day that, that has end com- e- ended in horror and ma- and mass deaths, and so Eisenhower is still carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders about that.
Caroline WilsonHOST
He has a very good, I suppose you'd call her an EA now, and, um, her name is Kay Summersby, and she's played by Kerry Condon, who was in the Banshees of Inisherin.
Caroline WilsonHOST
You can't work out wh- where she comes from in this film, and her background is interesting, and is she more to Eisenhower than just being his sort of chief sort of, you know, sub-lieutenant? But anyway, Andrew Scott is under a huge amount of pressure, and he does not agree with his American counterpart that you go on historic data.
Caroline WilsonHOST
He says you have to look, and you have to look at equal weather patterns coming from a straight line, and, and he goes to Ireland, he goes to Portugal, and he can't promise anything, but he knows that this is gonna be a disaster, and no one agrees.
Caroline WilsonHOST
And so Eisenhower is still carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders about that.
Caroline WilsonHOST
He has a very good, I suppose you'd call her an EA now, and, um, her name is Kay Summersby, and she's played by Kerry Condon, who was in the Banshees of Inisherin.
Caroline WilsonHOST
You can't work out wh- where she comes from in this film, and her background is interesting.
Caroline WilsonHOST
And is she more to Eisenhower than just being his sort of chief sort of, you know, sub-lieutenant? But anyway, Andrew Scott is under a huge amount of pressure, and he does not agree with his American counterpart that you go on historic data.
John McManusGUEST
He was.
James HollandHOST
I mean, I know he had this relationship with Kay Summersby, but-
John McManusGUEST
At least they didn't go that route, like, that he and Kay Summersby were a couple or something.
Al MurrayHOST
Yes, that was sort of-
John McManusGUEST
I, I like that they didn't do that
StewartHOST
I, I, I love it.
StewartHOST
Uh, Kerry Condon, who's Kay Summersby, Chris Messina, who's Crick, and Damian Lewis as Bernard Montgomery.
StewartHOST
Uh, cinematography, you've got Jamie D. Ramsey, and a score by Volker Bertelmann.
StewartHOST
Um, [tsking] production company, as I mentioned, is Working Title Films.
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Marilyn R. PukkilaGUEST
Where he ta- she talks about this possible relationship.
Marilyn R. PukkilaGUEST
So even, you know, the great and, you know, the higher-ups are taking in information and support from a lot of people, again, who we never see.
StewartHOST
see.Yeah, I'm glad you raised, um, Kay Summersby because she, she actually plays that, that integral role between Eisenhower and Stagg.
StewartHOST
She's [laughs] she's the-
StewartHOST
I love it.
StewartHOST
Uh, Kerry Condon, who's Kay Summersby, Chris Messina, who's Crick and Damien Lewis as Bernard Montgomery.
StewartHOST
Uh, cinematography, you've got Jamie D Ramsey and a score by Volker Bertelman.
StewartHOST
Um, production company, as I mentioned, is working title films.
ElliotHOST
yeah
LewisHOST
Kay Summersby was a prominent figure in Eisenhower's life.
LewisHOST
That much is true.
LewisHOST
So she was an ambulance driver during the Blitz in 40 and 41 before being recruited as a driver for senior members of the American military coming to the UK.