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Nov 29, 2012 · Even while paring itself to the bone, Secret State somehow allowed itself to be wasteful. In the end, the much dangled plotline about Dawkins’s dodgy record in Bosnia eventually went for nothing, while his ex-wife (Sophie Ward) did not reappear after the first episode.
Jun 13, 2022 · In this article, we’ll explore the ending of Secret State and examine what happened. We’ll look at the clues left by the show’s creators, and investigate the various theories that have been proposed by fans. We’ll also consider the implications of the ending for the future of the show.
Secret State - A Quick Review. The thing about political thrillers is the pace - lots of serious (and potentially confusing) things happen in all the whispered discussions in shadowy rooms and you have to have time to notice them and mull them over - but a thriller has to thrill, moving quickly from one plot point to another.
Secret State is a 2012 British four-part political thriller, starring Gabriel Byrne, Charles Dance and Gina McKee, and inspired by Chris Mullin's 1982 novel A Very British Coup. It delves into the relationship between a democratically elected government, the military and big business.
Nov 8, 2012 · TV REVIEW: Was It Worth Making 'Secret State'? Right from the apocalyptic opening sequence, we knew what waters this boat 'Secret State' was heading, straight into the seas of all those...
Downer Ending: The compassionate Tom Dawkins is removed from power by his own party, and is implied to have been replaced by the corrupt Felix Durrell. Agnes is in prison and Ellis story about the conspiracy, including the real cause of Charles Flyte's death, is buried.
Secret State: With Gabriel Byrne, Ralph Ineson, Charles Dance, Jamie Sives. Secret State explores the relationship between a democratically elected government, big business and the banks.
In the run up to a general election, a devastating industrial accident on Teesside leaves 19 people dead and raises questions about the safety procedures of a US petrochemical company, PetroFex.
Dec 4, 2012 · A conspiracy thriller doesn’t need a happy ending, but it does need a satisfactory one, in which the dispositions of the main parties and issues is clearly portrayed. Secret State failed in this, with a hurried ending which left a lot of questions unanswered.
Nov 8, 2012 · Although the conspiracy has so far yielded just the one extra corpse (a pathologist who smelt a very toxic rat in the bodies of two of the blast victims), by the end of this first episode hints of Petrofex’s malfeasance were becoming ever more putrid, while Dawkins’s spine was slowly stiffening.
