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The State Within (2006)

7.40h 57mDrama — War & Politics

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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Director: Kathryn Mitchell

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Jason Isaacs as Mark Brydon

Jason Isaacs

Mark Brydon

Ben Daniels as Nicholas Brocklehurst

Ben Daniels

Nicholas Brocklehurst

Eva Birthistle as Jane Lavery

Eva Birthistle

Jane Lavery

Aaron Abrams as Matthew Weiss

Aaron Abrams

Matthew Weiss

Neil Pearson as Phil Lonsdale

Neil Pearson

Phil Lonsdale

Genevieve O'Reilly as Caroline Hanley

Genevieve O'Reilly

Caroline Hanley

Sharon Gless as Lynne Warner

Sharon Gless

Lynne Warner

Noam Jenkins as Christopher Styles

Noam Jenkins

Christopher Styles

Ted Whittall as Gordon Adair

Ted Whittall

Gordon Adair

Christopher Bolton as Vinny Swain

Christopher Bolton

Vinny Swain

Nigel Bennett as Charles Macintyre

Nigel Bennett

Charles Macintyre

Marnie McPhail as George Blake

Marnie McPhail

George Blake

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