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In the Loop

Duration: 1 hour, 41 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland

Available for 8 months

When British Secretary of State for International Development Simon Foster accidentally backs military action on TV, he suddenly has a lot of friends in Washington DC.

If Simon and his entourage of one can get in with the right DC people, and if they can stop the PM's chief spin doctor Malcolm Tucker rigging the vote at the UN, then maybe they can halt the war. Show less

Contributors

Malcolm Tucker:
Peter Capaldi
Lt Gen George Miller:
James Gandolfini
Simon Foster:
Tom Hollander
Toby Wright:
Chris Addison
Judy Molloy:
Gina McKee
Paul Michaelson:
Steve Coogan
Liza Weld:
Anna Chlumsky
Karen Clark:
Mimi Kennedy
Linton Barwick:
David Rasche
Suzy Douglas:
Olivia Poulet
Mrs Michaelson:
Rita May
Civil Servant:
Harry Hadden-Paton
Malcolm's Secretary:
Samantha Harrington
Writer:
Tony Roche
Producer:
Kevin Loader
Producer:
Adam Tandy
Executive Producer:
Christine Langan

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