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The State Within(2006)
74%
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Overview
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.
Type: Miniseries
Status: Ended
Languages: English
Countries:
United Kingdom
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Top 10 Billed Cast
Jason Isaacs
Mark Brydon
Ben Daniels
Nicholas Brocklehurst
Eva Birthistle
Jane Lavery
Aaron Abrams
Matthew Weiss
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
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