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State of Play•Season 1•Episode 1

Episode 1

8.0/10 · 339 votesMay 18, 200357 min

Ranked #4 of 6 in Season 1•−0.1 vs season avg

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Teenager Kelvin Stagg is shot dead in a London street. Then politician Stephen Collins breaks down when he hears his assistant Sonia Baker has been killed by falling under a train. A newspaper editor asks his journalist Cal McCaffrey (Stephen's former campaign manager) to look

Directed byDavid Yates

Written byPaul Abbott

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Season 1 Episodes6

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Episode 3

Episode 4

Episode 5

Episode 6

Cast13

Bill Nighy

Cameron Foster

David Morrissey

Stephen Collins

Kelly Macdonald

Della Smith

John Simm

Cal McAffrey

Polly Walker

Anne Collins

Philip Glenister

DCI William Bell

James McAvoy

Dan Foster

Michael Feast

Andrew Wilson

Amelia Bullmore

Helen Preger

Marc Warren

Dominic Foy

Rebekah Staton

Liz

Benedict Wong

Pete Cheng

Crew2

David Yates

Director

Paul Abbott

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Episode 1" is episode 1 of State of Play season 1. It scored 8.0/10 from 339 votes, ranking #4 of 6 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by David Yates and written by Paul Abbott, it aired on May 18, 2003.

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