State of Play

State of Play is a British television drama serial, first broadcast on BBC One in 2003. Produced in-house by the BBC , in association with independent production company Endor Productions, it was written by Paul Abbott (Shameless), directed by David Yates and starred David Morrissey, John Simm, Polly Walker, and Bill Nighy. It tells the story of a newspaper’s investigation into the death of a young woman, and centres around the relationship between the leading journalist and his old friend, the woman’s employer.

State of Play is currently being adapted into a feature film in the United States, with a condensed version of the original plotline, and the location changed to the US. In October 2006 it was announced that Brad Pitt is set to appear as Cal McCaffrey, originally played by John Simm.