Directed by:
David YatesScreenplay:
Paul AbbottCinematography:
Chris SeagerComposer:
Nicholas HooperCast:
John Simm, Kelly Macdonald, Bill Nighy, Philip Glenister, David Morrissey, James McAvoy, Benedict Wong, Marc Warren, Polly Walker, Tom Burke (more)Episodes(6)
Plots(1)
Stephen Collins is an ambitious politician. Cal McAffrey is a well-respected investigative journalist and Stephen's ex-campaign manager. En route to work one morning, Stephen's research assistant mysteriously falls to her death on the London Underground. It's not long before revelations of their affair hit the headlines. Meanwhile a suspected teenage drug dealer is found shot dead. These (apparently unconnected) events expose a dangerous habit within modern government of dancing too closely with the corporate devil. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![John Simm](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271827_051389.jpg)
John Simm
UK
Best series:
Life on Mars (2006) (series)
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
State of Play (2003) (series)
![Kelly Macdonald](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269358_e32894.jpg)
Kelly Macdonald
UK
Best series:
Boardwalk Empire (2010) (series)
Black Mirror (2011) (series)
Line of Duty (2012) (series)
![Bill Nighy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/137/163137689_f931fa.jpg)
Bill Nighy
UK
Best series:
The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
State of Play (2003) (series)
![Philip Glenister](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/960/161960226_4909b3.jpg)
Philip Glenister
UK
Best series:
Life on Mars (2006) (series)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
State of Play (2003) (series)
![David Morrissey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274630_8d76c9.jpg)
David Morrissey
UK
Best series:
Blackpool (2004) (series)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
![James McAvoy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/022/167022543_147fd4.jpg)
James McAvoy
UK
Best series:
Band of Brothers (2001) (series)
State of Play (2003) (series)
Watership Down (2018) (series)
![Benedict Wong](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/315/166315971_b83aa5.jpg)
Benedict Wong
UK
Best series:
IT Crowd (2006) (series)
Black Mirror (2011) (series)
What We Do in the Shadows (2019) (series)
![Marc Warren](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273069_8ccb9a.jpg)
Marc Warren
UK
Best series:
Band of Brothers (2001) (series)
Hustle (2004) (series)
Life on Mars (2006) (series)
![Polly Walker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270670_f1fd6d.jpg)
Polly Walker
UK
Best series:
Rome (2005) (series)
Line of Duty (2012) (series)
State of Play (2003) (series)
![Tom Burke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/755/163755605_a0f0d5.jpg)
Tom Burke
UK
Best series:
The Crown (2016) (series)
The Hour (2011) (series)
State of Play (2003) (series)
Christopher Simpson
Ireland
Best series:
State of Play (2003) (series)
Shameless (2004) (series)
The Man Who Fell to Earth (2022) (series)
![Shauna Macdonald](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/388/166388474_f6f4d4.jpg)
Shauna Macdonald
Malaysia
Best series:
11.22.63 (2016) (series)
State of Play (2003) (series)
Ripper Street (2012) (series)
Rebecca Ryan
UK
Best series:
State of Play (2003) (series)
Shameless (2004) (series)
DCI Banks (2010) (series)
![Natasha Wightman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280335_e3b498.jpg)
Natasha Wightman
Best series:
State of Play (2003) (series)
![Geraldine James](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/893/161893462_7c851e.jpg)
Geraldine James
UK
Best series:
The Jewel in the Crown (1984) (series)
Anne with an E (2017) (series)
State of Play (2003) (series)
![Elizabeth Elvin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281296_555001.jpg)
Elizabeth Elvin
Best series:
State of Play (2003) (series)
Doctors (2000) (series)
![Rory McCann](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281306_34818e.jpg)
Rory McCann
UK
Best series:
Game of Thrones (2011) (series)
The Legend of Vox Machina (2022) (series)
State of Play (2003) (series)
![Nick Brimble](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272741_1095fd.jpg)
Nick Brimble
UK
Best series:
To Play the King (1993) (series)
House of Cards (1990) (series)
John Silver's Return to Treasure Island (1986) (series)
![Susie Porter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/246/163246802_3a2b13.png)
Susie Porter
Best series:
Wentworth (2013) (series)
Underbelly (2008) (series)
The Artful Dodger (2023) (series)
![Peter Sullivan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/938/161938660_2d372b.jpg)
Peter Sullivan
UK
Best series:
IT Crowd (2006) (series)
The Hour (2011) (series)
State of Play (2003) (series)