Starring
Jason IsaacsBen DanielsEva BirthistleNeil PearsonGenevieve O'ReillySharon Gless
Ratings per Episode
Votes per Episode
The State Within Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.2 |
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About
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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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.
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Episode #1.1 | 7.7 | 88 | 50 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Episode #1.2 | 7.8 | 81 | 50 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Episode #1.3 | 8.0 | 71 | 50 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Episode #1.4 | 8.2 | 65 | 50 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Episode #1.5 | 8.0 | 59 | 50 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | Episode #1.6 | 8.2 | 57 | 50 min |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Jason Isaacs Mark Brydon
Ben Daniels Nicholas Brocklehurst
Eva Birthistle Jane Lavery
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
Nigel Bennett Charles Macintyre
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