Series synopsis
10 Days to War is a British war & politics drama television series that premiered on BBC Two on March 10, 2008. It ended on March 19, 2008.
A series of short dramas about the countdown to war in Iraq.
Premise
A series of short dramas about the countdown to war in Iraq.
Cast and characters
Guest cast
- Juliet Stevenson as Elizabeth Wilmshurst
- Kate Ashfield as Veronica Purkiss
- Toby Jones as Francis Brooke
- Art Malik as Abdul Aziz Al-Hakim
- Igal Naor as Ahmed Chalabi
- Stephen Rea as General Tim Cross
- Tom Conti as Adolfo Aguilar Zinser
- Patrick Malahide as Greenstock
- Kerry Shale as Eric Howlitt
- Stéphane Cornicard as Philippe Michel
- Adrian Rawlins as Paul Stinchcombe
- Harriet Walter as Anne Campbell
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 9 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | March 13, 2008 | March 13, 2008 |
| Season 1 | 8 | March 10, 2008 | March 19, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Making 10 Days to War Makers of 10 Days to War explain the Iraq drama series' aims and the challenges of its production. |
March 13, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A Simple Private Matter 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. |
March 10, 2008 |
| 2 |
$100 Coffee 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. |
March 11, 2008 |
| 3 |
These Things Are Always Chaos 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? |
March 12, 2008 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | BBC Two |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 10, 2008 |
| Last aired | March 19, 2008 |
| Runtime | 10 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday at 22:30:00 |