The State Within
A British terrorist on U.S. soil? Nothing is what it seems.
When a passenger plane explodes in Washington, the suicide bomber turns out to be British; U.K. Ambassador Mark Brydon (Jason Isaacs) learns that there’s more behind the attack. A bombastic BBC miniseries made in the style of 24; no one is to be trusted, the government in particular, and evil, powerful white people will kill anyone who figures out that the Muslim “terrorist” is innocent. It’s a convoluted story that tries to make the work of an embassy look cooler than it is; plenty of surprises along the way (there’s even a gay romance) make this an exciting thriller. And amusing – this is one instance where the Brits show the Yanks how to deal with international crises.
The YouTube clip shows the first 30 seconds of one of the episodes.
2006-Britain. Made for TV. 380 min. Color. Produced by Patrick Cassavetti, Grainne Marmion. Directed by Daniel Percival, Michael Offer. Teleplay: Daniel Percival, Lizzie Mickery. Cast: Jason Isaacs (Mark Brydon), Ben Daniels (Nicholas Brocklehurst), Eva Birthistle (Jane Lavery), Neil Pearson, Genevieve O’Reilly, Sharon Gless.
Trivia: Shown in both three and seven episodes.
Above Average
Published by Stefan Hedmark 2008-08-20 17:48
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