State of Play

State of Play is a six-part British television drama serial directed by David Yates and written by Paul Abbott. The serial, first broadcast on BBC One in 2003, was produced in-house by the BBC in association with the independent production company Endor Productions. It starred David Morrissey, John Simm, Kelly Macdonald, Polly Walker, Bill Nighy, and James McAvoy, telling the story of a newspaper's investigation into the death of a young woman, a... More

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  • May 18, 2003

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  • Jun 22, 2003

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  • 6

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Program creator

Paul Abbott

Paul Abbott (born 22 February 1960) is a BAFTA award-winning English television screenwriter and producer. Abbott has become one of the most critically and commercially successful television writers working in Britain today, following his work on many popular series, including Coronation Street,...

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  • Yes
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Award-Winning Work

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  • 2004

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