49 minSeason 1 • Episode 7
LatestAs the hacking scandal finally explodes and Rupert Murdoch prepares to face Parliament, Nick, Dave, and their allies face new threats.
Set between 2002 and 2012, the drama deftly interweaves two real life stories, the uncovering of phone hacking at the News of the World, and running parallel, the investigation into the unsolved murder of private investigator Daniel Morgan.
Acting
Tennant's ferocious stillness, Carlyle's haunted authority.
Writing
Thorne weaves two decades of scandal into coherent fury.
Direction
Cold framing that makes power look exactly as ugly as it is.
Creator
Jack Thorne
David Tennant
Nick Davies
Toby Jones
Alan Rusbridger
Robert Carlyle
DCS Dave Cook
Rose Leslie
Charlotte Harris
Steve Pemberton
Rupert Murdoch
Eve Myles
Jacqui Hames
Dougray Scott
PM Gordon Brown
Katherine Kelly
Sheridan McCoid
Kevin Doyle
AC John Yates
Neil Maskell
Glen Campbell
Lee Ingleby
David Leigh
Pip Torrens
Stuart Kuttner
Ron Cook
Max Mosley
Rebecca Front
DAC Sue Akers
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Nick Davies' book 'Flat Earth News' appears in the series; he consulted heavily on scripts. Tennant shadowed him at The Guardian for research.
The Daniel Morgan Independent Panel's 2021 report — released during production — confirmed institutional corruption across police, press and politics, making the series uncomfortably current.
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