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The State Within

The State Within
★ 7.4/10•2006•57m•M•Drama•War & Politics
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The State Within is a six-part British television political thriller serial written and created by Lizzie Mickery and Daniel Percival, broadcast on BBC One from 2 November to 7 December 2006. After a plane explodes over Washington DC, panic begins to envelop the British embassy, and its ambassador to Washington, Mark Brydon, finds himself caught in a potentially damaging diplomatic incident.

Lizzie Mickery · Writer

Daniel Percival · Writer

StatusEnded
Runtime57m
LanguageEN
First Air DateNov 2, 2006

Episodes

Episode 1 - Part 1E157m

Part 1

After British terrorists blow up an American passenger airliner, ambassador Mark Brydon must do his best to repair relations between the US and UK.

Nov 2, 2006

Episode 2 - Part 2E257m

Part 2

When the governor of Virginia detains British Muslims, Brydon offers them sanctuary at the British embassy.

Nov 9, 2006

Episode 3 - Part 3E357m

Part 3

Jane must stop Luke's execution by convincing the pardon's board that their case against him is weak. Meanwhile, Gary Pritchard and his group of mercenaries target a 737.

Nov 16, 2006

Episode 4 - Part 4E457m

Part 4

Brydon and Jane are unable to stop Luke's execution. Luke, however, leaves evidence that may lead to the biggest political scandal in history.

Nov 23, 2006

Episode 5 - Part 5E557m

Part 5

Brydon is asked to resign after Eshan is assassinated. While the US comes closer to declaring war against Tyrgyztan, he's convinced that there's a conspiracy.

Nov 30, 2006

Episode 6 - Part 6E657m

Part 6

Brydon works to uncover and expose the conspiracy that is propelling the United States to war with Tyrgyztan.

Dec 7, 2006

Actors

Jason Isaacs

Jason Isaacs

Mark Brydon

Ben Daniels

Ben Daniels

Nicholas Brocklehurst

Eva Birthistle

Eva Birthistle

Jane Lavery

Aaron Abrams

Aaron Abrams

Matthew Weiss

Neil Pearson

Neil Pearson

Phil Lonsdale

Genevieve O'Reilly

Genevieve O'Reilly

Caroline Hanley

Sharon Gless

Sharon Gless

Lynne Warner

Noam Jenkins

Noam Jenkins

Christopher Styles

Ted Whittall

Ted Whittall

Gordon Adair

Christopher Bolton

Christopher Bolton

Vinny Swain

Nigel Bennett

Nigel Bennett

Charles Macintyre

Marnie McPhail

Marnie McPhail

George Blake

Alex Jennings

Alex Jennings

James Sinclair

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