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State of Play•Season 1•Episode 2

Episode 2

8.0/10 · 302 votesMay 25, 200358 min

Ranked #5 of 6 in Season 1•−0.1 vs season avg

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Spin-doctor Andrew Wilson has a letter which shows Stephen Collins was about to leave his wife Anne and move in with Sonia Baker - so Collins has been lying to Cal. The Collinses give a press conference, and Anne says she knew about Sonia. Cal's

Directed byDavid Yates

Written byPaul Abbott

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Season 1 Episodes6

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Episode 4

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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 2" is episode 2 of State of Play season 1. It scored 8.0/10 from 302 votes, ranking #5 of 6 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by David Yates and written by Paul Abbott, it aired on May 25, 2003.

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