State of Play - Season 1 Episode 1
Teenager Kelvin Stagg is shot dead in a London street. Then politician Stephen Collins breaks down when he hears his assistant Sonia Baker has been killed by falling under a train. A newspaper editor asks his journalist Cal McCaffrey (Stephen's former campaign manager) to look for a connection between the two deaths, and McCaffrey finds the dead teenager had stolen a silver metallic briefcase. McCaffrey traces the briefcase and in it he finds pictures of Stephen and Sonia - and a gun.
- Genre: Mystery, Drama, Crime
- Studio: BBC One, BBC Four
- Keyword: london, england, journalist, murder, conspiracy, political thriller
- Cast: Bill Nighy, David Morrissey, Kelly Macdonald, John Simm, Polly Walker, Philip Glenister
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