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Dirty War

2004-09-26 · 90 min · ★ 6.1

Drama · Thriller · TV Movie

After years of meticulous planning, a terrorist operation is reaching its final stages. The authorities have received no intelligence; they are in a race against time but don't yet know it. As the operation unfolds, we see the working lives of men and women directly affected by terrorism. Among them: a firemen worried about the increasingly dangerous conditions he and his men are expected to work under; the head of the anti-terrorist branch whose responsibility it is to protect London and a female Muslim detective brought into Scotland Yard to investigate another suspected terrorist cell. But it is too late to stop the attack.

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Directors
Daniel Percival
Production companies
BBC Film, BBC, HBO Films
Countries
United Kingdom, United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Louise DelamereLouise DelamereLiz Corrigan
Alastair GalbraithAlastair GalbraithMurray Corrigan
Waleed ElgadiWaleed ElgadiAbu Abassi
Martin SavageMartin SavageDS Mike Drummer
Koel PurieKoel PurieDC Sameena Habibullah
Helen SchlesingerHelen SchlesingerNicola Painswick
Ewan StewartEwan StewartDeputy Assistant Commissioner John Ives
Paul Antony-BarberPaul Antony-BarberCommander Paul Hardwick
Dorian HealyDorian HealyHarper
David HorovitchDavid HorovitchLambert
Raza JaffreyRaza JaffreyRashid Dhar
George GeorgiouGeorge GeorgiouUsman Selcuk
John VineJohn VineChairman of Hearing
Sartaj GarewalSartaj GarewalBomb Incident Room Officer
Liam NobleLiam NobleEntry Controller
Guy MastersonFire Commander

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