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The State Within

Summary This 6-part series stars Jason Isaacs (Brotherhood) as Sir Mark Brydon, the British Ambassador to the United States. Muslim British terrorists detonate a bomb on a British commercial airliner throwing the two countries and their representatives into political chaos. Brydon has to try to sort out the ensuing mess while trying to keep his ...

  • 2006
  • TV-14
  • BBC-1
  • 2006
  • TV-14
  • BBC-1

The State Within

Season 1 Premiere: Nov 2, 2006
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
68
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Summary This 6-part series stars Jason Isaacs (Brotherhood) as Sir Mark Brydon, the British Ambassador to the United States. Muslim British terrorists detonate a bomb on a British commercial airliner throwing the two countries and their representatives into political chaos. Brydon has to try to sort out the ensuing mess while trying to keep his ...

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
68
60% Positive
9 Reviews
27% Mixed
4 Reviews
13% Negative
2 Reviews

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
68
60% Positive
9 Reviews
27% Mixed
4 Reviews
13% Negative
2 Reviews

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A cleverly crafted, ingenious thriller with only scant moments of implausibility. Most of it has the unmistakable imprint of a smart premise beautifully executed.
By Tim Goodman FULL REVIEW
90
A rip-roaring thriller... that pulls off the rare trick of being both massively intelligent and unbearably intense.
By Ray Richmond FULL REVIEW
70
If 24 is a roller coaster, The State Within is more of a cerebral maze of treachery. One's more fun, though the other has its dark pleasures.
By Matt Roush FULL REVIEW
70
An engrossing thriller... a welcome return to the juicy, complex miniseries of old.
By Rob Owen FULL REVIEW
60
"The State Within"... is something less than perfect, but if you have a taste for high-level skulduggery and do not mind being totally confused much of the time, it's an enjoyable enough ride — fun, sometimes exciting, basically intelligent, occasionally preposterous.
By Robert Lloyd FULL REVIEW
50
Ponderous... convoluted.
By Robert Bianco FULL REVIEW
30
Its convoluted story and rising body count strain credibility in a project that doesn't coalesce until its final installment, and not fully even then.
By Brian Lowry FULL REVIEW

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Production Company:
  • BBC Film
Initial Release Date: Nov 2, 2006
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-14
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Awards

Golden Globes, USA
• 2 Nominations
Online Film & Television Association
• 6 Nominations
Television Critics Association Awards
• 1 Nomination

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