10 Days to War (2008– )

A series of eight dramas to mark the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. Each drama focuses on a real event that happened exactly five years ago to the day.

Stars:

Obi Abili, Souhail Altadbach, Josef Altin

Cast

Series cast summary:
Obi Abili	...	James (1 episode, 2008)
Souhail Altadbach	...	Production Manager (1 episode, 2008)
Josef Altin	...	Young Lad (1 episode, 2008)
Gethin Anthony	...	Minister's Aid (1 episode, 2008)
Philip Arditti	...	Haidar (1 episode, 2008)
Kate Ashfield	...	Veronica Purkiss (1 episode, 2008)
Philip Barantini	...	Ranger Giddins (1 episode, 2008)
Tom Beard	...	Dominick Chilcott (1 episode, 2008)
Kenneth Branagh	...	Colonel Tim Collins (1 episode, 2008)
Herve Busschaert	...	Hencke (1 episode, 2008)
David Charles	...	Male MP (1 episode, 2008)
Tim Chipping	...	Greenstocks' Assistant (1 episode, 2008)
Shelley Conn	...	Eesha (1 episode, 2008)
Tom Conti	...	Aguilar Zinser (1 episode, 2008)
Ron Cook	...	Peter (1 episode, 2008)
Stephane Cornicard	...	Philippe Michel (1 episode, 2008)
Emilio Doorgasingh	...	Ghalib (1 episode, 2008)
Lucinda Dryzek	...	Yasmin (1 episode, 2008)
Leigh Edmonson	...	Scouse Soldier (1 episode, 2008)
Steven Elder	...	US Delegate (1 episode, 2008)
Michael Elwyn	...	Michael Jay (1 episode, 2008)
Barbara Flynn	...	Clare Short (1 episode, 2008)
Abhin Galeya	...	Mamoon (1 episode, 2008)
Akin Gazi	...	Passer By (1 episode, 2008)
Natasha Gordon	...	Receptionist (1 episode, 2008)
Stuart Graham	...	Beattie (1 episode, 2008)
Glyn Grimstead	...	Malcolm (1 episode, 2008)
Kaleem Janjua	...	Mohammed (1 episode, 2008)
Alex Jennings	...	Vincent (1 episode, 2008)
Karl Johnson	...	Robin Cook (1 episode, 2008)
Nicholas Jones	...	General Mike Jackson (1 episode, 2008)
Toby Jones	...	Francis Brooke (1 episode, 2008)
Ansu Kabia	...	Charlie (1 episode, 2008)
Joseph Long	...	Chilean Policeman (1 episode, 2008)
Louis Mahoney	...	Angolan Ambassador (1 episode, 2008)
Patrick Malahide	...	Sir Jeremy Greenstock (1 episode, 2008)
Art Malik	...	Abdul Aziz Al-Hakim (1 episode, 2008)
Kevork Malikyan	...	Massoud Barzani (1 episode, 2008)
Nabil Massad	...	Talabani (1 episode, 2008)
Lucy Montgomery	...	Natalie Fay (1 episode, 2008)
Yigal Naor	...	Ahmed Chalabi (1 episode, 2008)
Stephen Noonan	...	Roger Corke (1 episode, 2008)
Hugh O'Conor	...	Magoo (1 episode, 2008)
Eugene O'Hare	...	C-Company man (1 episode, 2008)
Jonny Phillips	...	Brigadier Jack Page (1 episode, 2008)
Adrian Rawlins	...	Paul Stinchcombe (1 episode, 2008)
Stephen Rea	...	Tim Cross (1 episode, 2008)
Lucy Russell	...	Dr. Heather McDonald (1 episode, 2008)
Jackie Sawiris	...	Somaiya (1 episode, 2008)
Adrian Scarborough	...	Steve (1 episode, 2008)
Nick Seeley	...	Boyd (1 episode, 2008)
Avin Shah	...	Rafiq (1 episode, 2008)
Kerry Shale	...	Eric Howlitt (1 episode, 2008)
Yousef Shweihat	...	Ziad (1 episode, 2008)
John Snowden	...	Goverment Minister (1 episode, 2008)
Juliet Stevenson	...	Elizabeth Wilmshurst (1 episode, 2008)
Zee Sulleyman	...	Imran (1 episode, 2008)
Peter Sullivan	...	MI6 Officer (1 episode, 2008)
Mada Suyyagh	...	Tamara (1 episode, 2008)
Alan Turkington	...	Tough Ranger (1 episode, 2008)
Jessica Turner	...	Patricia Hewitt (1 episode, 2008)
Ash Varrez	...	Pakistani Ambassador (1 episode, 2008)
Harriet Walter	...	Anne Campbell (1 episode, 2008)
Peter Wight	...	Juan Valdes (1 episode, 2008)
René Zagger	...	Omar (1 episode, 2008)
Shane Zaza	...	Farid (1 episode, 2008)

Storyline

A series of eight dramas to mark the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. Each drama focuses on a real event that happened exactly five years ago to the day.

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Plot Keywords:

digit in title | time in title | number in title

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Details

Official Sites:

BBC [uk]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 March 2008 (UK)

Also Known As:

10 meres os ton polemo

Filming Locations:

Inglis Barracks, Mill Hill, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

10 min 10 min (8 episodes)

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Good film, but very depressing

This film is about the lies and deceit that led up to the second illegal invasion of Iraq.

It is told through a series of short films showing how various parties were deceived and how the deceit was pushed through.

It's a well-made documentary, but, of course, deeply depressing. How could two of the worlds larger democracies (the US and UK) allow themselves to be duped into making an illegal war by two psychopaths? This film mainly covers Phony Tony and his role in both creating and spreading the lie that there were 'weapons of mass destruction' in Iraq and suggesting that this false claim justified his invasion, even though the UN had not sanctioned it.

There are some unanswered questions - why didn't the UN pass a resolution forbidding the war? That probably wouldn't have stopped the mad duo from the invasion, but it would have made it easier to prosecute them.

Why, still today, has Phony Tony not been prosecuted for war crimes and treason? Ditto, the Shrub? Can a democracy, operating under the rule of law really ignore war crimes of this magnitude?