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State of Play Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2003 - 2003
Episode 1
Episode #1.1
Sun, May 18, 200352 mins
Paparazzi descend on Member of Parliament Stephen Collins following the mysterious death of his research assistant. A drug dealer is killed execution style. News reporter Cal McCaffrey investigates.
Episode 2
Episode #1.2
52 mins
Investigations suggest a relationship between the murder of Stephen Collins's assistant and the drug dealer. Collins's wife Anne makes a veiled public admission. Tough questions come from surprising sources. The killer resurfaces.
Episode 3
Episode #1.3
52 mins
McCaffrey tries to seduce Anne but the hitman appears. Police Inspector Bell interviews Collins. The journalist team tries to track down Foy, a new possible insider.
Episode 4
Episode #1.4
52 mins
Foy tells his side of the story, but something doesn't add up. Helen uncovers a connection between Foy and a shady lobbying firm that works for the energy sector. Collins discovers that the dead girl may have been 'a plant.'
Episode 5
Episode #1.5
52 mins
Foy becomes paranoid and opens up. An MP becomes a new suspect. A gag order prevents the story from hitting the papers. Risking everything, Cameron refuses to accept that.
Episode 6
Episode #1.6
52 mins
A new discovery sets everything back to the beginning and reveals the true culprit.
