2012年政治惊悚剧《国家秘密》共4集，由Gabriel Byrne、Charles Dance及Gina McKee主演，缘于受到Chris Mullin的小说《一次地道的英国式政变》的"启迪"。本剧深入探究了民选政府、军方以及 大企业三者之间的关系。首集时长一小时. 在大选期间，发生在Teesside地区的一场严重的工业事故造成多人死亡，从而引出了针对美国石化公司(PetroFex)安全规程的一些棘手问题。英国首相声称已经为受害者保证了赔偿金，但是在从PetroFex HQ返回的途中，他所乘班机在大西洋莫名坠毁。副首相Tom Dawkins(Gabriel Byrne饰)临危受命，他在为受害者寻找公义和真相的过程中，揭露了一场政治系统核心中的阴谋。
国家秘密 (季节 1)
Episode 1 7.0
播出日期: 2012-11-07
运行时间: 45 min
概述: Deputy Prime Minister Tom Dawkins vows to take on the American petrochemical company Petrofex after a devastating accident on British soil. Following the suspicious death of the Prime Minister in a plane crash, Dawkins' understated political ambitions are tested as heavyweights Ros Yelland and Felix Durrell vie for the top job, but neither appears to have justice for the victims at the forefront of their campaign.
Episode 2 0.0
播出日期: 2012-11-14
运行时间: 45 min
概述: Following his shock election victory, Tom Dawkins launches an enquiry into the toxicology anomalies at the blast in Scarrow. As British intelligence locates the whereabouts of al-Qaeda chief Tamin al-Ghamdi, a reluctant Dawkins is pressed to take him out. Meanwhile, after her superiors at GCHQ fail to take her findings seriously, Agnes reaches out to the one man she thinks could help her.
Episode 3 0.0
播出日期: 2012-11-21
运行时间: 45 min
概述: After revelations of covert drone fuel production in Scarrow, Tom Dawkins finds himself in the centre of a political storm. His pursuit of the corrupt banker, Sir Michael Rix, earns him enemies in the financial world and in his own party. Ellis Kane continues to dig into Dawkins's past and discovers some uncomfortable truths. Fossett begins to investigate the information passed to him by Agnes, unaware of the dangers it brings.
Episode 4 0.0
播出日期: 2012-11-28
运行时间: 45 min
概述: Following the attack on Anthony Fossett, Agnes tries every avenue to contact Tom Dawkins with information about what brought down the former prime minister's plane. When MI6 briefs him on the cause of the crash, he takes drastic steps to stick to his principles as the true intentions of those around him become clear.
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