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10 Days to War

10 Days to War

★ 6.4/10•2008•10m•War & Politics•Drama
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A series of short dramas about the countdown to war in Iraq.

Ronan Bennett · Writer

StatusEnded
Runtime10m
LanguageEN
First Air DateMar 10, 2008

Episodes

Episode 1 - A Simple Private MatterE110m

A Simple Private Matter

While Tony Blair faces a TV grilling by a group of anti-war women, one of the government's senior lawyers faces a personal crisis and plans her resignation.

Mar 10, 2008

E210m

$100 Coffee

There are just 9 days left until the invasion begins and in the hills of Northern Iraq a coalition of religious and political leaders meet to discuss how they will run the country in the aftermath of war.

Mar 11, 2008

E310m

These Things Are Always Chaos

For weeks General Tim Cross has been the British deputy at the US led Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Aid (ORHA) in Washington. Today he's flown back to London with some very bad news. But will anyone listen?

Mar 12, 2008

E410m

Why This Rush?

A diplomatic battle raging at the UN where the British and Americans are intensely lobbying for a second resolution that will authorise war. They are met by fierce hostility and resistance by countries who want to give the weapons inspectors more time in Iraq.

Mar 13, 2008

Episode 5 - BlowbackE510m

Blowback

War is less than a week away but a battle is being fought for the streets. A community fights back against radical Islamists recruiting young men for jihad.

Mar 14, 2008

E610m

You Are Welcome Here

It's the final countdown - 3 days to war. UN diplomacy has died, but on the ground in Iraq the weapons inspectors continue their fruitless search. A day of chaos and fear ends with a shocking bit of news which brings home the reality of war for everyone.

Mar 17, 2008

E710m

Failure Is Not An Option

It's the day of the Commons vote on war. Harriet Walter and Adrian Rawlins play MPs facing mutual crises of conscience in the face of intense lobbying and pressure from a Whip in the shape of Alex Jennings. A day of extreme emotions culminates in a vote that will not only decide whether we go to war, it will also seal the fate of the Prime Minister.

Mar 18, 2008

E810m

Our Business Is North

It's 24 hours until war begins. Colonel Tim Collins, the charismatic commander of the Royal Irish Regiment stationed on the Kuwait/Iraq border. The politicians and diplomats have failed, now it's down to the soldiers. Collins rallies his troops with a speech that comes to be celebrated round the world for its ferocity and humanity. But how will it affect his soldiers? And how will Collins deal with the unrest and fear within his own regiment?

Mar 19, 2008

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