State of Play
Journalists uncover a government conspiracy when a young politician's assistant and mistress is killed.
Cast:John Simm , David Morrissey , Kelly Macdonald , Bill Nighy , Amelia Bullmore , Benedict Wong , Rebekah Staton , Philip Glenister , Polly Walker , James McAvoy , Marc Warren , Michael Feast , Johann Myers , Tom Burke , Deborah Findlay , James Laurenson , Christopher Simpson , Maureen Hibbert
S1.E1 ∙ Episode #1.1
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.
S1.E2 ∙ Episode #1.2
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.
S1.E3 ∙ Episode #1.3
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.
S1.E4 ∙ Episode #1.4
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.'
S1.E5 ∙ Episode #1.5
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.
S1.E6 ∙ Episode #1.6
A new discovery sets everything back to the beginning and reveals the true culprit.
