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State of Play: Episode 1

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18/05/2003

Episode 1

State of Play

BBC One - State of Play, Episode 1

Journalist Cal McCaffrey is sent to investigate the death of political aide Sonia Baker.

Journalist Cal McCaffrey is sent to investigate the suspicious death of Sonia Baker, political aide and lover of married MP Stephen Collins.

When a political researcher named Sonia Baker falls on the Tube tracks and is killed, it devastates her young Labour MP boss. The press smells blood and questions are asked about the nature of his relationship with Sonia. The story is pursued by a leading broadsheet, and its senior reporter, Cal McCaffrey is put on the case - his long-standing friendship with Collins considered a bonus to the editor.Cal is uncomfortable with pursuing what amounts to a domestic scandal until his colleague, Della Smith, discovers a surprising link between Sonia's death and the murder of a black teenager named Kelvin Stagg that same morning. Someone clearly wanted Sonia dead, but why?

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A newspaper investigates the complex mystery of the murder of an MP's young researcher.

Drama exploring the murder of an MP's young researcher, leading journalist Cal McCaffrey to uncover complex links between government and big business.

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