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18 May 2003 (UK) moreTagline:
Sometimes you have to read between the linesPlot:
A thriller set in London, in which a politician's life becomes increasingly complex as his research assistant is found dead on the London Underground and, in a seemingly unrelated incident, a teenage drug dealer is shot dead.Awards:
14 wins & 9 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(17 articles)
[DVD Review] State of Play (BBC Miniseries) (From JustPressPlay. 30 April 2009, 7:19 AM, PDT)
State Of Play Premieres In London
(From EmpireOnline. 22 April 2009, 12:48 AM, PDT)
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Extraordinary more (18 total)Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 24 of 29)| John Simm | ... | Cal McCaffrey (6 episodes, 2003) | |
| David Morrissey | ... | Stephen Collins (6 episodes, 2003) | |
| Kelly Macdonald | ... | Della Smith (6 episodes, 2003) | |
| Bill Nighy | ... | Cameron Foster (6 episodes, 2003) | |
| Amelia Bullmore | ... | Helen Preger (6 episodes, 2003) | |
| Benedict Wong | ... | Pete Cheng (6 episodes, 2003) | |
| Rebekah Staton | ... | Liz (6 episodes, 2003) | |
| Philip Glenister | ... | DCI William Bell (6 episodes, 2003) | |
| Polly Walker | ... | Anne Collins (6 episodes, 2003) | |
| James McAvoy | ... | Dan Foster (5 episodes, 2003) | |
| Marc Warren | ... | Dominic Foy (5 episodes, 2003) | |
| Michael Feast | ... | Andrew Wilson (5 episodes, 2003) | |
| Johann Myers | ... | Sonny Stagg (5 episodes, 2003) | |
| Tom Burke | ... | Syd (4 episodes, 2003) | |
| Deborah Findlay | ... | Greer Thornton (4 episodes, 2003) | |
| James Laurenson | ... | George Fergus (4 episodes, 2003) | |
| Christopher Simpson | ... | Adam Greene (4 episodes, 2003) | |
| Maureen Hibbert | ... | Olicia Stagg (4 episodes, 2003) | |
| Sean Gilder | ... | Sergeant 'Chewy' Cheweski / ... (3 episodes, 2003) | |
| Shauna Macdonald | ... | Sonia Baker (3 episodes, 2003) | |
| Stuart Goodwin | ... | Robert Bingham (3 episodes, 2003) | |
| Charlie Ryan | ... | Louis Collins (3 episodes, 2003) | |
| Rebecca Ryan | ... | Karen Collins (3 episodes, 2003) | |
| Patrick Brennan | ... | Neil Woods (3 episodes, 2003) |
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57 min (6 episodes)Country:
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A second season was commissioned by then-BBC Commissioner Greg Dyke before the first season had even been transmitted. The second season never materialized, however, because Paul Abbott felt he didn't know how to make the story work and he had already had tremendous success with Shameless. moreFAQ
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Not since The Lakes have the Brits delivered such impeccable, classy drama, (incidentally the fabulous and just a tad sexy John Simm was in that too! Coincidence? Nah, he's one of the best young English actors around who seems to choose his roles very well)
Where UK drama of late has tended to resemble cheap rip offs of American drama, this brings the Poms back to the very top of the tree. The script is superlative as is the acting. Tight, riveting, believable, gripping and at times just downright funny.
The gems that come from Bill Nighy's mouth! He is such a brilliant actor, proof that Love Actually wasn't a fluke for him, he's so on the money in the characterisation of the editor, a joy to watch.
Please, please more of this sort of stuff England, it's what you do best when it comes to television.