10 Days to War

10 Days to War

Ended First aired 10/Mar/2008 United Kingdom English 2 season(s) 9 episode(s)
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A series of short dramas about the countdown to war in Iraq.
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Season 1 · Series 1
8 episode(s) · Air date: 10/Mar/2008
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S1E8
Our Business Is North
Air date: 19/Mar/2008 · Time: 22:30 · Runtime: 10 min
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It's 24 hours until war begins. Colonel Tim Collins, the charismatic commander of the Royal Irish Regiment stationed on the Kuwait/Iraq border. The politicians and diplomats have failed, now it's down to the soldiers. Collins rallies his troops with a speech that comes to be celebrated round the world for its ferocity and humanity. But how will it affect his soldiers? And how will Collins deal with the unrest and fear within his own regiment?

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It's 24 hours until war begins. Colonel Tim Collins, the charismatic commander of the Royal Irish Regiment stationed on the Kuwait/Iraq border. The politicians and diplomats have failed, now it's down to the soldiers. Collins rallies his troops with a speech that comes to be celebrated round the world for its ferocity and humanity. But how will it affect his soldiers? And how will Collins deal with the unrest and fear within his own regiment?

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S1E7
Failure Is Not An Option
Air date: 18/Mar/2008 · Time: 22:30 · Runtime: 10 min
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It's the day of the Commons vote on war. Harriet Walter and Adrian Rawlins play MPs facing mutual crises of conscience in the face of intense lobbying and pressure from a Whip in the shape of Alex Jennings. A day of extreme emotions culminates in a vote that will not only decide whether we go to war, it will also seal the fate of the Prime Minister.

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It's the day of the Commons vote on war. Harriet Walter and Adrian Rawlins play MPs facing mutual crises of conscience in the face of intense lobbying and pressure from a Whip in the shape of Alex Jennings. A day of extreme emotions culminates in a vote that will not only decide whether we go to war, it will also seal the fate of the Prime Minister.

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S1E6
You Are Welcome Here
Air date: 17/Mar/2008 · Time: 22:30 · Runtime: 10 min
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It's the final countdown - 3 days to war. UN diplomacy has died, but on the ground in Iraq the weapons inspectors continue their fruitless search. A day of chaos and fear ends with a shocking bit of news which brings home the reality of war for everyone.

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It's the final countdown - 3 days to war. UN diplomacy has died, but on the ground in Iraq the weapons inspectors continue their fruitless search. A day of chaos and fear ends with a shocking bit of news which brings home the reality of war for everyone.

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S1E5
Blowback
Air date: 14/Mar/2008 · Time: 22:30 · Runtime: 10 min
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War is less than a week away but a battle is being fought for the streets. A community fights back against radical Islamists recruiting young men for jihad.

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War is less than a week away but a battle is being fought for the streets. A community fights back against radical Islamists recruiting young men for jihad.

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S1E4
Why This Rush?
Air date: 13/Mar/2008 · Time: 22:30 · Runtime: 10 min
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A diplomatic battle raging at the UN where the British and Americans are intensely lobbying for a second resolution that will authorise war. They are met by fierce hostility and resistance by countries who want to give the weapons inspectors more time in Iraq.

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A diplomatic battle raging at the UN where the British and Americans are intensely lobbying for a second resolution that will authorise war. They are met by fierce hostility and resistance by countries who want to give the weapons inspectors more time in Iraq.

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S1E3
These Things Are Always Chaos
Air date: 12/Mar/2008 · Time: 22:30 · Runtime: 10 min
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For weeks General Tim Cross has been the British deputy at the US led Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Aid (ORHA) in Washington. Today he's flown back to London with some very bad news. But will anyone listen?

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For weeks General Tim Cross has been the British deputy at the US led Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Aid (ORHA) in Washington. Today he's flown back to London with some very bad news. But will anyone listen?

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S1E2
$100 Coffee
Air date: 11/Mar/2008 · Time: 22:30 · Runtime: 10 min
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There are just 9 days left until the invasion begins and in the hills of Northern Iraq a coalition of religious and political leaders meet to discuss how they will run the country in the aftermath of war.

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There are just 9 days left until the invasion begins and in the hills of Northern Iraq a coalition of religious and political leaders meet to discuss how they will run the country in the aftermath of war.

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S1E1
A Simple Private Matter
Air date: 10/Mar/2008 · Time: 22:30 · Runtime: 10 min
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While Tony Blair faces a TV grilling by a group of anti-war women, one of the government's senior lawyers faces a personal crisis and plans her resignation.

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While Tony Blair faces a TV grilling by a group of anti-war women, one of the government's senior lawyers faces a personal crisis and plans her resignation.

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Season 0 · Specials
1 episode(s) · Air date: 13/Mar/2008
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Juliet Stevenson
Juliet Stevenson
Elizabeth Wilmshurst
Kate Ashfield
Kate Ashfield
Veronica Purkiss
Toby Jones
Toby Jones
Francis Brooke
Art Malik
Art Malik
Abdul Aziz Al-Hakim
Igal Naor
Igal Naor
Ahmed Chalabi
Stephen Rea
Stephen Rea
General Tim Cross
Tom Conti
Tom Conti
Adolfo Aguilar Zinser
Patrick Malahide
Patrick Malahide
Greenstock
Kerry Shale
Kerry Shale
Eric Howlitt
Stéphane Cornicard
Stéphane Cornicard
Philippe Michel
Adrian Rawlins
Adrian Rawlins
Paul Stinchcombe
Harriet Walter
Harriet Walter
Anne Campbell
Alex Jennings
Alex Jennings
Vincent
Kenneth Branagh
Kenneth Branagh
Colonel Tim Collins
Stuart Graham
Stuart Graham
Beattie
Michael Elwyn
Michael Elwyn
Michael Jay
Ron Cook
Ron Cook
Peter
Shelley Conn
Shelley Conn
Eesha

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Bruce Goodison
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David Belton
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Colin Barr
Colin Barr
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Ronan Bennett
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