Journalists uncover a government conspiracy when a young politician's assistant and mistress is killed.Journalists uncover a government conspiracy when a young politician's assistant and mistress is killed.Journalists uncover a government conspiracy when a young politician's assistant and mistress is killed.
- Won 3 BAFTA Awards
- 17 wins & 9 nominations total
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- TriviaThe set of the House of Commons chamber is the same one that was a part of Granada Studios Tour. It was purchased personally by the scriptwriter Paul Abbott so it could be used in the drama; otherwise it would have been destroyed when the Tour closed, and he feared it would take too long to get the necessary money from the BBC. It is currently kept in storage in Oxford.
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- ConnectionsFeatured in Trust Me - I'm a Politician (2003)
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Fantastic series spoiled by lazy ending
Just bought and watched this on DVD. Up until the last episode I was enthralled with the story.
The mixture of journalism, politics and police work made for an interesting mix, although the latter two took more of a back seat nearing the end, replaced with lover's quarrels and artificial exposition more similar to soap opera writing.
While the cinematography is fairly average, the casting and acting is superb.
If you want a suspenseful thriller this one should entertain you, just don't expect a satisfactory ending.
I'd give the show 8/10, but the horrible finale totally undermined the story's credibility with several loose ends, and I was left frustrated instead of with the great feeling I had during the first 5 episodes.
The mixture of journalism, politics and police work made for an interesting mix, although the latter two took more of a back seat nearing the end, replaced with lover's quarrels and artificial exposition more similar to soap opera writing.
While the cinematography is fairly average, the casting and acting is superb.
If you want a suspenseful thriller this one should entertain you, just don't expect a satisfactory ending.
I'd give the show 8/10, but the horrible finale totally undermined the story's credibility with several loose ends, and I was left frustrated instead of with the great feeling I had during the first 5 episodes.
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- Aug 16, 2011
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