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  • May 18, 2003
  • 52 m
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  • May 18, 2003
  • 52 m

Summary Welcome to the State of Play guide. State of Play was one of the BBC's most innovative conspiracy dramas. The storyline and pacey dialogue kept the viewers riveted right till the end. This very contemporary drama was set in modern day Westminster. In 2004 the show was nominated for a Bafta award for Best Drama Serial. David Morrissey ...

Directed By: David Yates

Written By: Paul Abbott

  • TV-MA
  • BBC-1
  • May 18, 2003
  • 52 m
  • TV-MA
  • BBC-1
  • May 18, 2003
  • 52 m
State of Play
S1 • Episode 1
Episode #1.1
Air Date: May 18, 2003
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Summary Welcome to the State of Play guide. State of Play was one of the BBC's most innovative conspiracy dramas. The storyline and pacey dialogue kept the viewers riveted right till the end. This very contemporary drama was set in modern day Westminster. In 2004 the show was nominated for a Bafta award for Best Drama Serial. David Morrissey ...

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Episode 1 • May 18, 2003 • 52 m
Episode #1.1
Paparazzi descend on Member of Parliament Stephen Collins following the mysterious death of his research assistant. A drug dealer is killed execution style. News reporter Cal McCaffrey investigates.
Episode 2 • May 25, 2003 • 52 m
Episode #1.2
Investigations suggest a relationship between the murder of Stephen Collins's assistant and the drug dealer. Collins's wife Anne makes a veiled public admission. Tough questions come from surprising sources. The killer resurfaces.
Episode 3 • Jun 1, 2003 • 52 m
Episode #1.3
McCaffrey tries to seduce Anne but the hitman appears. Police Inspector Bell interviews Collins. The journalist team tries to track down Foy, a new possible insider.
Episode 4 • Jun 8, 2003 • 52 m
Episode #1.4
Foy tells his side of the story, but something doesn't add up. Helen uncovers a connection between Foy and a shady lobbying firm that works for the energy sector. Collins discovers that the dead girl may have been 'a plant.'
Episode 5 • Jun 15, 2003 • 52 m
Episode #1.5
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.
Episode 6 • Jun 22, 2003 • 52 m
Episode #1.6
A new discovery sets everything back to the beginning and reveals the true culprit.

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