State of Play - Season 1 - Episode 2
Spin-doctor Andrew Wilson has a letter which shows Stephen Collins was about to leave his wife Anne and move in with Sonia Baker - so Collins has been lying to Cal. The Collinses give a press conference, and Anne says she knew about Sonia. Cal's team wants to know who leaked their story to a rival paper. Journalist Dan leads them to Dominic Foy. Meanwhile, Stella's flat is raided by the man who shot at the courier who witnessed Stagg's murder. Then Anne and Cal begin an affair. The newspaper finally hands the stolen briefcase over to the police, but Cal refuses to say where he got it and is arrested.
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