Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #148 in DVD
• Released on: 2005-04-25
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 1.66:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English
• Number of discs: 2
• Running time: 340 minutes

Synopsis
Shameless writer Paul Abbott’s acclaimed BBC drama follows the connection between the death of a politician’s research assistant and the death of a drug dealer. Stephen Collins (David Morrissey, Basic Instinct 2) is an ambitious, high-flying British politician. Cal McAffrey (John Simm, Life On Mars ) is Collins’ former campaign manager who is now an investigative journalist. One day, Collins’ research assistant mysteriously falls to her death on London Underground. A revelation about Collins’ relationship with his assistant soon hits the headlines. A young suspected drug dealer is murdered. The two apparently unconnected deaths lead to a web of intrigue. Friendships are tested and lives are put on the line as it unfolds. The drama is a taut six-part conspiracy thriller looking at the relationship between politics, big business and the press. Also stars Bill Nighy (Love Actually) and Kelly MacDonald (Trainspotting).

Customer Reviews

brilliant plot, great suspense
This series has it all, no stopping for tea, just sit and watch, suspense, intrigue, sex, humour, real life thrills this has it all. Once you start be prepared for six hours infront of the television. What an ending, a hitchcock masterpiece if ever i saw one. Just brilliant, rent it, buy it, own it, whatever, just watch it.

outstanding
I missed this when it aired on TV and bought the DVD on a friend's recommendation. I'm gald I did, this is outstanding. Interesting to see a pre 'Life on Mars' pairing of John Simm and Philip Glenister (surely a Regan for the new millenium) David Morrisey and Bill Nighy also turn in very convincing performances.
The chief tenet of the show is that politicians will go to almost any length to manipulate events to their advantage, but there is a massively unexpected twist in the denouement that makes this worth watching alone,
Buy or borrow this - you won't regret it.

I can't believe took the BBC 2 years to release the DVD!
Having watched this programme 2 years ago (originally transmitted May/June 03 I was really annoyed with myself when I missed the last episode and hadn't recorded it. When I saw it on amazon a few weeks ago to pre-order i knew I just had to own it to see the ending and believe me I wasn't disappointed.

This is a fatastic politcal thriller written by the wonderful Paul Abbott that stars david Morrissey, John Simm and Bill Nighy. I don't want to give too much away about the plot but if you are a fan of political drama this DVD is a must.