State of Play
Journalists uncover a government conspiracy when a young politician's assistant and mistress is killed.
- Metascore85
- 2003-2003
- 1 season
- Suspense, Drama
- TV-14
Journalists uncover a government conspiracy when a young politician's assistant and mistress is killed.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2003
Episode 1
Episode #1.1
Sun, May 18, 2003 52 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.
