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Starring: David Morrissey, Bill Nighy Director: David Yates
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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Episode 1 commentary with Paul Abbott and David Yates
Episode 6 commentary with Hilary Bevan Jones, Mark Day (editor) and David Yates


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The government's dangerous penchant for favoring corporate interests is put to the ultimate test after an ambitious politician's research assistant perishes under mysterious circumstances, and a crime that at first appeared unconnected with the death is exposed to reveal an intricate web of lies and deceit. Stephen Collins (David Morrissey) is a rising politician with everything to lose, and his ex-campaign manager Cal McAffery (John Simm) has recently risen to fame as a respected investigative journalist. One day, on her way to work, Stephen's assistant falls to her death in the London Underground. Later, just as it's revealed that Stephen and his assistant were having an affair at the time of her death, the body of a suspected teenage drug dealer is discovered. At first it appears that these two events are completely unrelated, but a closer look reveals some deeply disturbing information about political and corporate interests becoming hopelessly intertwined. Now, as the lies, manipulations, and deceptions gradually boil to the surface, lives will be lost and friendships put to the ultimate test. Bill Nighy, James McAvoy, and Polly Walker star in the award-winning BBC series that riveted television viewers all across the U.K. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars As Good as it Gets, Mar 27 2008
By Michael Olson (Victoria, British Columbia Canada) - See all my reviews
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It doesn't get any better than this. One of the all-time-great TV dramas. Politics, sex, betrayal, government chicanery, Big Oil shenanigans, more betrayal, more sex, intrepid reporters and the drollest news editor ever to grace the small screen. It all begins with a murder and a suicide. Then the suicide becomes a murder and we're off and running.

Be warned. The pace is break-neck and the dialogue sizzles. Unless you know Brit-speak, use the sub-titles. Repeat viewings are compulsory. Watch this six-part BBC series first, before the Hollywood remake debuts next year and ruins everything.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Riveting and Surprising, May 20 2008
By AJ Tours (Toronto) - See all my reviews
This mini-series was like a book you did not want to put down. You start wondering why it takes 6 hours to tell a story. At the end you are breathless.
It is like a satisfying meal which leaves you full, but wondering when you can return. My wife and I like to discuss what we have seen as we go through each episode to ensure that we did not miss anything, epecially with movies that contain Britspeak (I am English and have no problem with it, my Canadian wife sometime finds it difficult - pause on a DVD player is a great invention.)
There are several sub-plots within the story which periodically come together and then part again. In the end you are left very surprised where the story ends up. Though you were led there gently, not all of sudden presented with a solution where you ask "where did they get that from?"
Make this into just a 2 hour American movie - the resulting feelings should be totally different.
Watch it once to see the movie, then watch it again to get what you missed the first time. All performances were top notch. Like most British movies it tells a very good story without the flash effects which Hollywood has to substitute for quality.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Well done..., Sep 22 2008
By P. Beauchemin (Montréal, Qc) - See all my reviews
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A good serie : good casting, good plot and good playing. BBC knows how to make rich and intelligent serie, in only 6 episodes. Got some reserve concerning certain interactions between the characters, but it serves the drama well. Only one question left : will there be a second season?
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