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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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State of Anarchy moreCast
(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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Watched this on the recommendation of a Uni lecturer. I thought it was brilliantly acted, the story was paced perfectly, and understandable despite the complexities (political intrigue not usually my thing). That is at least until the last episode when gaping plot holes appeared and half the characters that had been set up in the last 5 episodes were just forgotten about. I didn't buy the resolution - it came out of nowhere and I wasn't convinced that the person taking the fall was really guilty. Not with what they were charged with anyway. There was no resolution for even some of the major characters (most notably Anne). I felt ripped off.
That said, I would watch this again just for the performances. David Morrissey was superb and Bill Nighy is always a great laugh.