
The State Within
2006 · Miniseries · TV-14 · 60 min · ★ 7.4 · 73% critics
After a passenger plane explodes over Washington, a British embassy is thrown into crisis as a senior diplomat is pulled into a volatile international incident. What follows is a fast-moving political thriller about suspicion, pressure, and the dangerous overlap of diplomacy, security, and hidden agendas.
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Details
- Years
- 2006
- Release date
- 2006-11-02
- Network
- BBC One
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-14
- Runtime
- 60 min
- Critic score
- 73/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (34 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like dense, twisty political thrillers such as Bodyguard or The Capture; Not for you if you want easy answers, a gentle pace, or a neatly wrapped ending.
Pros: tense political intrigue; timely themes; strong performances | Cons: can be confusing; shaky visuals; limited closure
Themes
- politics
- conspiracy
- miniseries
- government conspiracy
Cast & crew

Jason Isaacs
as Mark Brydon

Ben Daniels
as Nicholas Brocklehurst
- AC
Anita Carey
- WD
Wayne Downer

Eva Birthistle
as Jane Lavery

Aaron Abrams
as Matthew Weiss

Neil Pearson
as Phil Lonsdale

Genevieve O'Reilly
as Caroline Hanley

Sharon Gless
as Lynne Warner

Noam Jenkins
as Christopher Styles
Directed by Michael Offer, Daniel Percival
Created by Lizzie Mickery, Daniel Percival
Episodes1 season · 6 episodes
Season 16 episodes
- S1E1Part 157m
- S1E2Part 257m
- S1E3Part 357m
- S1E4Part 457m
- S1E5Part 557m
- S1E6Part 657m