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The State Within

2006 Drama, War & Politics 1 season

TMDB rating 7.4/10 Ended

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.

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  • 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.

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    TMDB rating 7.0/10

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Cast and details

  • Jason IsaacsMark Brydon
  • Ben DanielsNicholas Brocklehurst
  • Eva BirthistleJane Lavery
  • Aaron AbramsMatthew Weiss
  • Neil PearsonPhil Lonsdale
  • Genevieve O'ReillyCaroline Hanley
  • Sharon GlessLynne Warner
  • Noam JenkinsChristopher Styles
  • Ted WhittallGordon Adair
  • Christopher BoltonVinny Swain
  • Nigel BennettCharles Macintyre
  • Marnie McPhailGeorge Blake
Created by
Daniel Percival, Lizzie Mickery
Network
BBC One
First aired
Nov 2, 2006
Latest episode
Dec 7, 2006

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