State of Play - Season 1 - Episode 1
Teenager Kelvin Stagg is shot dead in a London street. Then politician Stephen Collins breaks down when he hears his assistant Sonia Baker has been killed by falling under a train. A newspaper editor asks his journalist Cal McCaffrey (Stephen's former campaign manager) to look for a connection between the two deaths, and McCaffrey finds the dead teenager had stolen a silver metallic briefcase. McCaffrey traces the briefcase and in it he finds pictures of Stephen and Sonia - and a gun.
About State of Play

Title: State of Play
First Air Date: 2003-05-18
Last Air Date: 2003-06-22
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.5/10 (from 104 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 6
Network: BBC One BBC Four
Genres: Mystery, Drama, Crime
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
The murder of Sonia Baker, a young political researcher, leads journalist Cal McCaffrey to uncover complex links between government and big business.
Cast

Bill Nighy
Cameron Foster

David Morrissey
Stephen Collins

Kelly Macdonald
Della Smith

John Simm
Cal McAffrey

Polly Walker
Anne Collins

Philip Glenister
DCI William Bell

James McAvoy
Dan Foster

Michael Feast
Andrew Wilson

Amelia Bullmore
Helen Preger

Marc Warren
Dominic Foy