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text_A: James McAvoy wasn't cast in State of Play.
text_B: State of Play is a British television drama series , written by Paul Abbott and directed by David Yates , that was first broadcast on BBC One in 2003 .. Paul Abbott. Paul Abbott. David Yates. David Yates. BBC One. BBC One. British television. British television. BBC. BBC. The series tells the story of a newspaper 's investigation into the death of a political researcher , and centres on the relationship between the leading journalist , Cal McCaffrey , and his old friend , Stephen Collins , who is a Member of Parliament and the murdered woman 's employer .. The series is primarily set in London and was produced in-house by the BBC in association with the independent production company Endor Productions .. London. London. BBC. BBC. The series stars David Morrissey , John Simm , Kelly Macdonald , Polly Walker , Bill Nighy , and James McAvoy in the main roles .. David Morrissey. David Morrissey. John Simm. John Simm. Kelly Macdonald. Kelly Macdonald. Polly Walker. Polly Walker. Bill Nighy. Bill Nighy. James McAvoy. James McAvoy. The series was Abbott 's first attempt to write a political thriller , and he initially made the majority of the plot up as he went along .. He was prompted to write the series after BBC Head of Drama Jane Tranter asked him whether he would consider writing a piece `` bigger '' than anything he had written so far in his career .. BBC. BBC. Head of Drama. BBC television drama. Jane Tranter. Jane Tranter. The serial was Abbott 's third major writing project for the channel , following Clocking Off and Linda Green .. Clocking Off. Clocking Off. Linda Green. Linda Green. The series was also a major turning point in David Yates ' directorial career , as he began to direct various high-profile television projects following his work on the series .. David Yates. David Yates. The six-part series was broadcast on BBC One on Sunday evenings at 9 :00 pm from May 18 to June 22 , 2003 .. BBC One. BBC One. BBC. BBC. Episodes two to five were initially premiered on the digital television station BBC Four at 10 :00 pm on the nights of the preceding episodes ' BBC One broadcast ; however episode six was held back for a premiere on BBC One , so as not to allow the final twists to be spoiled for those who did not have access to digital television .. BBC One. BBC One. BBC. BBC. digital television. digital television. BBC Four. BBC Four. In 2004 , the series ran in the United States on the BBC 's BBC America cable channel .. BBC. BBC. United States. United States. BBC America. BBC America. In 2005 , the series was released on DVD by BBC Worldwide , in a two-disc set .. BBC. BBC. BBC Worldwide. BBC Worldwide. Episode one features an audio commentary from Abbott and Yates , and episode six a commentary from Yates , producer Hilary Bevan-Jones and editor Mark Day .. Mark Day. Mark Day ( editor ). audio commentary. Audio commentary ( DVD ). Hilary Bevan-Jones. Hilary Bevan-Jones. The success of the series and it 's favourable impression on BBC executives led to Abbott being commissioned to write a sequel , before the first series had even been aired .. BBC. BBC. In 2006 , however , a second series appeared to have been abandoned , with Abbott telling Mark Lawson on BBC Radio 4 's Front Row in November that he `` could n't find a way to make the story work '' .. BBC. BBC. Mark Lawson. Mark Lawson. BBC Radio 4. BBC Radio 4. Front Row. Front Row ( radio ). In 2007 , Abbott was quoted in The Sun as saying that he was currently writing scripts for a second , six-episode series of State of Play , with John Simm and Bill Nighy reprising their roles ; however no such series has since come to fruition .. John Simm. John Simm. Bill Nighy. Bill Nighy. The Sun. The Sun ( United Kingdom )
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