The State Within was a miniseries starring Jason Isaacs, Sharon Gless, Ben Daniels, Lennie James, and Eva Birthistle.
Totally amazing miniseries that could have been written YESTERDAY. Eleven years later, all our problems remain the same - terrorists, immigrants, the death penalty, crooked politicians, and conspiracies, to name only a few.
Isaacs plays the British ambassador to the U.S. who becomes embroiled in a couple of tough situations that strangely connect. First, a bomb explodes in a plane carrying both British and American passengers. Then a member of his staff (Birthistle) works on his behalf to free a death row prisoner, a war hero in the Falklands. Information surfaces during this about a black ops that seems to be run out of the office of the Secretary of Defense. And it appears a few people higher up want this soldier's final appeals to fail.
Riveting drama with lots of twists throughout, and a total surprise at the end.
Jason Isaacs is fantastic - I don't think I've ever heard his British accent. He always plays Americans perfectly. Lennie James is a standout as the death row prisoner. But the showcase role belongs to Sharon Gless as Lynn Warner, the toughest Secretary of Defense anyone has ever seen. She's brilliant.
When I say this could have been written yesterday, I'm not kidding. That alone makes it worth seeing.
Totally amazing miniseries that could have been written YESTERDAY. Eleven years later, all our problems remain the same - terrorists, immigrants, the death penalty, crooked politicians, and conspiracies, to name only a few.
Isaacs plays the British ambassador to the U.S. who becomes embroiled in a couple of tough situations that strangely connect. First, a bomb explodes in a plane carrying both British and American passengers. Then a member of his staff (Birthistle) works on his behalf to free a death row prisoner, a war hero in the Falklands. Information surfaces during this about a black ops that seems to be run out of the office of the Secretary of Defense. And it appears a few people higher up want this soldier's final appeals to fail.
Riveting drama with lots of twists throughout, and a total surprise at the end.
Jason Isaacs is fantastic - I don't think I've ever heard his British accent. He always plays Americans perfectly. Lennie James is a standout as the death row prisoner. But the showcase role belongs to Sharon Gless as Lynn Warner, the toughest Secretary of Defense anyone has ever seen. She's brilliant.
When I say this could have been written yesterday, I'm not kidding. That alone makes it worth seeing.