The State Within: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Nothing is what it first appears...

Sir Mark Brydon is the British Ambassador to Washington, who finds himself at the centre of a terrifying conspiracy that could bring down Western Government.

As Mark the Ambassador fights to prevent a looming war, Mark the man is faced with a terrible dilemma. In a world of high stakes where manipulation of information means ultimate power – who can Brydon trust? As Mark slowly realises that he's being played by an invisible puppeteer, he cannot even begin to imagine where the conspiracy ends.

At what point do you sacrifice the truth for the sake of your nation? At what point do you sacrifice your nation for the truth?

Series details

• Title: The State Within
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2006-11-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 2006-12-07
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 1064

Cast and credited roles

• Jason Isaacs — Ambassador Mark Brydon
• Sharon Gless — Lynne Warner
• Eva Birthistle — Jane Lavery
• Ben Daniels — Nicholas Brocklehurst
• Genevieve O'Reilly — Caroline Hanley
• Noam Jenkins — Christopher Styles
• Ted Whittall — Gordon Adair
• Neil Pearson — Phil Lonsdale
• Alex Jennings — James Sinclair
• Lennie James — Luke Gardner

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2006-11-02; final listed air date 2006-12-07; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from The State Within on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.