"The West Wing" Lord John Marbury (2000)

Director:

Kevin Rodney Sullivan

Writers:

Aaron Sorkin (creator)
Aaron Sorkin (teleplay) ...

TV Series:

"The West Wing" (1999)

Original Air Date:

5 January 2000 (Season 1, Episode 11)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

When India sends troops across the border into Kashmir, President Bartlett calls for a British former ambassador to India to help out - over Leo's strong objections. |

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title | President | Political | Secretary | White House

Cast

Rob Lowe	...	Sam Seaborn
Moira Kelly	...	Mandy Hampton
Dulé Hill	...	Charlie Young
Allison Janney	...	Claudia Jean 'C.J.' Cregg
Richard Schiff	...	Toby Ziegler
John Spencer	...	Leo McGarry
Bradley Whitford	...	Josh Lyman
Martin Sheen	...	President Josiah 'Jed' Bartlet
John Amos	...	Percy Fitzwallace
Roger Rees	...	Brit. Ambassador Lord John Marbury
Janel Moloney	...	Donna Moss
Elisabeth Moss	...	Zoey Bartlet
John Diehl	...	Claypool
James Hong	...	Chinese Ambassador
Erick Avari	...	Pakistani Ambassador (as Eric Avari)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Trivia:

Erick Avari, who plays the Pakistani ambassador, is Indian, while Iqbal Theba, who plays the Indian ambassador, is actually from Pakistan.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: The map in the Situation Room labels Pakistani-controlled Kashmir as "Jamu" [sic] and Indian-controlled Kashmir as "Kashmir". In actuality, the Pakistani-controlled region is composed of "Azad Kashmir" on the west and the "Northern Areas" to the north, whereas the Indian-controlled territory is the Indian state of "Jammu and Kashmir." ("Jammu" has 2 M's in it.)

Quotes:

President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet: All I'm trying to do right now? I'm trying to avoid making eye contact with the CIA Director.
George Rollie: Mr. President...
President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet: Three hundred thousand troops? I can't move my motorcade from K Street to Connecticut without it showing up on a weather satellite!
George Rollie: We dropped the ball, sir.
President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet: Pick it up again - would you please?
George Rollie: Yes, sir.
President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet: Any chance this is an exercise?
Admiral Percy Fitzwallace: No, sir.
President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet: A threat gesture?
Admiral Percy Fitzwallace: Possibly.
[...]

Movie Connections:

References Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)