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State of Play

Episode #1.5

  • Episode aired Jun 15, 2003
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 52m
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Kelly Macdonald, John Simm, and Marc Warren in State of Play (2003)
  • Crime
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Foy becomes paranoid and opens up. An MP becomes a new suspect. A gag order prevents the story from hitting the papers. Risking everything, Cameron refuses to accept that.Foy becomes paranoid and opens up. An MP becomes a new suspect. A gag order prevents the story from hitting the papers. Risking everything, Cameron refuses to accept that.Foy becomes paranoid and opens up. An MP becomes a new suspect. A gag order prevents the story from hitting the papers. Risking everything, Cameron refuses to accept that.
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  • Director
    • David Yates
  • Writer
    • Paul Abbott
  • Stars
    • Marc Warren
    • James Laurenson
    • David Morrissey
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  • Director
    • David Yates
  • Writer
    • Paul Abbott
  • Stars
    • Marc Warren
    • James Laurenson
    • David Morrissey
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    Kelly Macdonald and John Simm in State of Play (2003)
    Kelly Macdonald in State of Play (2003)
    Kelly Macdonald in State of Play (2003)
    Kelly Macdonald in State of Play (2003)
    Kelly Macdonald, John Simm, and Marc Warren in State of Play (2003)
    Kelly Macdonald and John Simm in State of Play (2003)
    Tom Burke, Kelly Macdonald, James McAvoy, and John Simm in State of Play (2003)

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    Marc Warren
    Marc Warren
    • Dominic Foyas Dominic Foy
    James Laurenson
    James Laurenson
    • George Fergusas George Fergus
    David Morrissey
    David Morrissey
    • Stephen Collinsas Stephen Collins
    John Simm
    John Simm
    • Cal McCaffreyas Cal McCaffrey
    James McAvoy
    James McAvoy
    • Dan Fosteras Dan Foster
    Kelly Macdonald
    Kelly Macdonald
    • Della Smithas Della Smith
    Bill Nighy
    Bill Nighy
    • Cameron Fosteras Cameron Foster
    Tom Burke
    Tom Burke
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    Deborah Findlay
    Deborah Findlay
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    Sean Gilder
    Sean Gilder
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    Philip Glenister
    Philip Glenister
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    Michael Feast
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    Aaron Neil
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      • Paul Abbott
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    Foy becomes paranoid and opens up. An MP becomes a new suspect. A gag order prevents the story from hitting the papers. Risking everything, Cameron refuses to accept that.
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      Cameron Foster: Come in !

      [Cal enters Cameron's office]

      Cameron Foster: Cal McCaffrey, Yvonne Shaps, legal executive. As from now, Yvonne will be making all my headline decisions for me.

      Yvonne Shaps: Nowhere near true. I'm here to avoid us printing material that invites more writs than readers. I've withdrawn the appeal against the injunction.

      Cal McCaffrey: Oh... great first move.

      Yvonne Shaps: On the grounds that we shouldn't be spending legals defending a story that couldn't defend itself.

      Cal McCaffrey: That story is good. It's better than good.

      Yvonne Shaps: Bits of it are. You can't accuse an international corporation of murder without evidence !

      Cal McCaffrey: Implying responsibility.

      Yvonne Shaps: You paid an anonymous source for a briefcase containing instructions for the assassination of Sonia Baker.

      Cal McCaffrey: Requiring less implication.

      Yvonne Shaps: Anonymous source is nowhere near good enough for something this size! If you can't back it, we can't print it... Oh please don't look at me like that message just came from Mars.

      Cal McCaffrey: Uh, listen Yvonne. I don't know who sent you but, um, well you'd have to be pretty thick...

      Cameron Foster: No, no, no, no, no, no, no. No spitting. No, Yvonne's not saying the big no. Just little noes until we get a version of the story we CAN print.

      Cal McCaffrey: Cameron, Cameron, if we don't go with this and soon, it'll be hijacked by every...

      Cameron Foster: I know ! Shut up ! Maybe that's Yvonne's secret plan. We'll find out. Why don't you go and, uh, and type something, uh, lovely and then we'll calm down and regroup when she's had a chance to read it intelligently ?

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      • June 15, 2003 (United Kingdom)
    • Production companies
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
      • Endor Productions
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