Government Inspector, The

Synopsis: Drama telling the story of Dr David Kelly, an expert caught between the government and the BBC over the war in Iraq. THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR is based on extensive original research and was written and directed by Bafta-winning Peter Kosminsky. David Kelly was one of the government’s foremost experts on Weapons of Mass Destruction. The drama depicts Dr Kelly’s time as a United Nations weapons inspector in Iraq in the 1990s and through the frenetic weeks and months in which the Blair government attempted to persuade a doubting nation of its case for war.

The drama charts David Kelly’s own journey from behind-the-scenes expert to man exposed to a media onslaught as he himself became a weapon deployed by all sides in their respective battles for survival. (125 minutes)
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of production: 2005
Notes: Broadcast on Channel 4 on 17/3/2005
Subjects: Drama; Media studies; Politics & government
Keywords: media reporting; Iraq war; political issues; Kelly, David; weapons of mass destruction