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State of Play

State of Play

2003
Romance, Drama
TV Mini-Series
A thriller set in London, in which a politician's life becomes increasingly complex as his research assistant is found dead on the London Underground and, in a seemingly unrelated incident, a teenage drug dealer is shot dead. (imdb)

Directed by:

David Yates
David-Yates
17 total credits
David Yates has 17 credits at Criticker, including: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Writer:

Paul Abbott
Paul-Abbott
18 total credits
Paul Abbott has 18 credits at Criticker, including: Shameless, State of Play, Shameless and No Offence

Starring:

David Morrissey
David-Morrissey
57 total credits
David Morrissey has 57 credits at Criticker, including: The Walking Dead, The Other Boleyn Girl, Derailed, Centurion and Basic Instinct 2
,
James McAvoy
James-McAvoy
48 total credits
James McAvoy has 48 credits at Criticker, including: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Wanted, X-Men: First Class, X-Men: Days of Future Past and Atonement
,
Benedict Wong
Benedict-Wong
35 total credits
Benedict Wong has 35 credits at Criticker, including: Moon, Prometheus, Sunshine, Doctor Strange and Annihilation
,
Bill Nighy
Bill-Nighy
91 total credits
William Francis "Bill" Nighy is an English actor and comedian. He worked in theatre and television before his first cinema role in 1981, and made his name in television with The Men's Room in 1991, in which he played the womanizer Prof. Mark Carleton, whose extra-marital affairs kept him "vital". He became known around the world in 2003 as Billy Mack, the aging pop star in Love Actually...(wikipedia)
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John Simm
John-Simm
40 total credits
John Simm has 40 credits at Criticker, including: 24 Hour Party People, Human Traffic, State of Play, Life on Mars and Wonderland
,
Kelly Macdonald
Kelly-Macdonald
48 total credits
Kelly Macdonald has 48 credits at Criticker, including: No Country for Old Men, Trainspotting, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Finding Neverland and Brave
,
Polly Walker
Polly-Walker
33 total credits
Polly Walker has 33 credits at Criticker, including: Patriot Games, Rome, Sliver, Bridgerton and Eye See You
,
Amelia Bullmore
Amelia-Bullmore
20 total credits
Amelia Bullmore has 20 credits at Criticker, including: State of Play, What We Did On Our Holiday, Brass Eye, I'm Alan Partridge and Mrs. Dalloway
,
Philip Glenister
Philip-Glenister
30 total credits
Philip Glenister has 30 credits at Criticker, including: State of Play, Life on Mars, Bel Ami, Horatio Hornblower: The Mutiny and Horatio Hornblower: Retribution
,
Rebekah Staton
Rebekah-Staton
14 total credits
Rebekah Staton has 14 credits at Criticker, including: The Hustle, State of Play, Will, Pulling and Inside Men
,
Sean Gilder
Sean-Gilder
14 total credits
Sean Gilder has 14 credits at Criticker, including: The Selfish Giant, State of Play, Horatio Hornblower: The Duel, Horatio Hornblower: The Mutiny and Horatio Hornblower: The Fire Ships
,
Pui Fan Lee
Pui-Fan-Lee
4 total credits
Pui Fan Lee has 4 credits at Criticker, including: Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, State of Play, A River Runs Thru It, Time Flies and Do the Right Thing

Genres:

Romance, Drama, Crime, Mystery

Country:

UK

Language:

English

State of Play

2003
Romance, Drama
TV Mini-Series
Avg Percentile 71.96% from 235 total ratings

Ratings & Reviews

(235)
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Rated 14 Sep 2020
80
86th
This classic BBC miniseries, directed by David Yates (of 'The Legend of Tarzan' fame ... oh, and some obscure films about wizards) features a simple, but very good and well-told story and top-notch acting that makes for quality television. And this might be Nighy's quippiest role which is, of course, saying a good deal.
Rated 05 Oct 2013
80
88th
Quick-paced and with brainy, fast dialogues and a great cast from which Bill Nighy inevitably stands out, "State Of Play" is, for its six hours, an addiction.
Rated 03 Jul 2012
89
93rd
Excellent from start to finish. Well worth a few hours of your time.
Rated 12 May 2012
85
88th
Tense taught and a metric ton of great acting by great actors. It's often a fiver in retailers which is an absolute steal.
Rated 01 Nov 2021
65
52nd
Stopped watching after episode 3. Couldn't get into this. Didn't help that I couldn't keep the characters straight.
Rated 29 May 2018
10
1st
Yadda yadda yadda.
Rated 20 Jan 2013
58
58th
Not bad, but nowhere near as great as the other reviews make it seem
Rated 14 Apr 2011
75
93rd
#11#, reviews, story, cast
Rated 03 Oct 2010
75
79th
I was pissed because part 6 was labeled 5 and 5 was 6 so I missed a whole hour of making sense and maybe the score would have been higher. Quite enjoyable accent on Macdonald.
Rated 27 Aug 2010
80
92nd
A very entertaining political mystery--a la *All the President's Men* and *JFK*. One of the few films/series that I liked a lot despite feeling lukewarm about the leads (Simm and MacDonald).
Rated 24 Aug 2010
85
84th
This piece of work is a good example for British Tv productions being better than the Americans. They have exceptionally good actors and the plot is thought- and suspenseful. Additionally they do not tend to stretch a series more than it's needed.
Rated 20 Jul 2010
45
19th
To call this a thriller would be like calling Waterboy a comedy. The ensemble cast are uninteresting and unlikeable. The drama usually involves someone saying something unintelligble (I had to turn subtitles on) and after what seemed like 11 hours of this, the reveal is cliched and flat. Excellent use of the word "arse" though.
Rated 03 Oct 2009
90
92nd
Superb.

Cast & Info

Directed by:

David Yates
David-Yates
17 total credits
David Yates has 17 credits at Criticker, including: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Writer:

Paul Abbott
Paul-Abbott
18 total credits
Paul Abbott has 18 credits at Criticker, including: Shameless, State of Play, Shameless and No Offence

Starring:

David Morrissey
David-Morrissey
57 total credits
David Morrissey has 57 credits at Criticker, including: The Walking Dead, The Other Boleyn Girl, Derailed, Centurion and Basic Instinct 2
,
James McAvoy
James-McAvoy
48 total credits
James McAvoy has 48 credits at Criticker, including: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Wanted, X-Men: First Class, X-Men: Days of Future Past and Atonement
,
Benedict Wong
Benedict-Wong
35 total credits
Benedict Wong has 35 credits at Criticker, including: Moon, Prometheus, Sunshine, Doctor Strange and Annihilation
,
Bill Nighy
Bill-Nighy
91 total credits
William Francis "Bill" Nighy is an English actor and comedian. He worked in theatre and television before his first cinema role in 1981, and made his name in television with The Men's Room in 1991, in which he played the womanizer Prof. Mark Carleton, whose extra-marital affairs kept him "vital". He became known around the world in 2003 as Billy Mack, the aging pop star in Love Actually...(wikipedia)
,
John Simm
John-Simm
40 total credits
John Simm has 40 credits at Criticker, including: 24 Hour Party People, Human Traffic, State of Play, Life on Mars and Wonderland
,
Kelly Macdonald
Kelly-Macdonald
48 total credits
Kelly Macdonald has 48 credits at Criticker, including: No Country for Old Men, Trainspotting, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Finding Neverland and Brave
,
Polly Walker
Polly-Walker
33 total credits
Polly Walker has 33 credits at Criticker, including: Patriot Games, Rome, Sliver, Bridgerton and Eye See You
,
Amelia Bullmore
Amelia-Bullmore
20 total credits
Amelia Bullmore has 20 credits at Criticker, including: State of Play, What We Did On Our Holiday, Brass Eye, I'm Alan Partridge and Mrs. Dalloway
,
Philip Glenister
Philip-Glenister
30 total credits
Philip Glenister has 30 credits at Criticker, including: State of Play, Life on Mars, Bel Ami, Horatio Hornblower: The Mutiny and Horatio Hornblower: Retribution
,
Rebekah Staton
Rebekah-Staton
14 total credits
Rebekah Staton has 14 credits at Criticker, including: The Hustle, State of Play, Will, Pulling and Inside Men
,
Sean Gilder
Sean-Gilder
14 total credits
Sean Gilder has 14 credits at Criticker, including: The Selfish Giant, State of Play, Horatio Hornblower: The Duel, Horatio Hornblower: The Mutiny and Horatio Hornblower: The Fire Ships
,
Pui Fan Lee
Pui-Fan-Lee
4 total credits
Pui Fan Lee has 4 credits at Criticker, including: Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, State of Play, A River Runs Thru It, Time Flies and Do the Right Thing

Genres:

Romance, Drama, Crime, Mystery

Country:

UK

Language:

English
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