State of Play

A Labour MP's research assistant mysteriously falls to her death on the London Underground. A 15-year-old suspected drug dealer is murdered. Apparently unrelated - until it's discovered that they shared a two-minute phone call on the morning of their deaths. In this six-part rollercoaster thriller penned by Cracker writer Paul Abbott, newspaper editor Cameron Foster and reporter Cal McCaffrey piece together a complex and sordid story, exposing the corrupt links between government and big business.