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

Online availability

URI

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-government-inspector/4od

Price

free

Delivery

Streamed

Credits

Writer

Peter Kosminsky

Cast

Mark Rylance

Sponsor

Name

Channel 4

Distributor

Name

4OD

Web

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/4od External site opens in new window