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The State Within is a six-part British television political thriller series, written and created by Lizzie Mickery and Daniel Percival, that was broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom from Thursday, 2 November 2006. The series, directed by Percival and Michael Offer and produced by Grainne Marmion, is a joint production between BBC Films and BBC America that follows Sir Mark Brydon, the British Ambassador to Washington, who is caught in the centre of a political conspiracy threatening to depose Western governments. As such, he must prevent a war, all whilst facing his own personal dilemmas.
Original Release
11/02/2006 on BBC
US Release
02/27/2007
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Jason Isaacs | Mark Brydon |
Ben Daniels | Nicholas Brocklehurst |
Eva Birthistle | Jane Lavery |
Neil Pearson | Phil Lonsdale |
Genevieve O'Reilly | Caroline Hanley |
Sharon Gless | Lynne Warner |
Noam Jenkins | Christopher Styles |
Ted Whittall | Gordon Adair |
Christopher Bolton | Vinny Swain |
Nigel Bennett | Charles Macintyre |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Episode #1.1 | Thursday, 02 November 2006 |
2 | Episode #1.2 | Thursday, 09 November 2006 |
3 | Episode #1.3 | Thursday, 16 November 2006 |
4 | Episode #1.4 | Thursday, 30 November 2006 |
5 | Episode #1.5 | Thursday, 07 December 2006 |
6 | Episode #1.6 | Thursday, 14 December 2006 |
7 | Episode #1.7 |
Directors
Daniel Percival, Michael Offer
Writers
Lizzie Mickery, Daniel Percival
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jason Isaacs | Mark Brydon |
Ben Daniels | Nicholas Brocklehurst |
Eva Birthistle | Jane Lavery |
Neil Pearson | Phil Lonsdale |
Genevieve O'Reilly | Caroline Hanley |
Sharon Gless | Lynne Warner |
Noam Jenkins | Christopher Styles |
Ted Whittall | Gordon Adair |
Christopher Bolton | Vinny Swain |
Nigel Bennett | Charles Macintyre |
Marnie McPhail | George Blake |
Alex Jennings | James Sinclair |
Aaron Abrams | Matthew Weiss |
Emma Campbell | Sally Davis |
Rahnuma Panthaky | Nasreen Qureshi |
Briony Glassco | Jennifer |
Louca Tassone | Azzam Sinclair |
Roman Podhora | Vernon |
Michael Rhoades | Gary Pritchard |
Lennie James | Luke Gardner |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jessica Pope | Executive Producer |
Kathryn Mitchell | Executive Producer |
Grainne Marmion | Producer |
Patrick Cassavetti | Producer |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2008 | Golden Globe | Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
2008 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |