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Dirty War

Dirty War

On a quiet street the men next door are going about their business. The business of nuclear terrorism.

20046.01h 30m

Overview

After years of meticulous planning, a terrorist operation is reaching its final stages. The authorities have received no intelligence; they are in a race against time but don't yet know it. As the operation unfolds, we see the working lives of men and women directly affected by terrorism. Among them: a firemen worried about the increasingly dangerous conditions he and his men are expected to work under; the head of the anti-terrorist branch whose responsibility it is to protect London and a female Muslim detective brought into Scotland Yard to investigate another suspected terrorist cell. But it is too late to stop the attack.

Directed by Daniel Percival
Written by Daniel Percival, Lizzie Mickery
Produced by Luke Alkin
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Top Cast

Louise Delamere

Louise Delamere

Liz Corrigan

Alastair Galbraith

Alastair Galbraith

Murray Corrigan

Waleed Elgadi

Waleed Elgadi

Abu Abassi

Martin Savage

Martin Savage

DS Mike Drummer

Koel Purie

Koel Purie

DC Sameena Habibullah

Helen Schlesinger

Helen Schlesinger

Nicola Painswick

Ewan Stewart

Ewan Stewart

Deputy Assistant Commissioner John Ives

Paul Antony-Barber

Paul Antony-Barber

Commander Paul Hardwick

Dorian Healy

Dorian Healy

Harper

David Horovitch

David Horovitch

Lambert

Themes & Keywords

london, englanddetectiveterrorism

About Dirty War

Dirty War is a drama, thriller, tv movie film released in 2004 exploring themes of london, england, detective, terrorism. Directed by Daniel Percival, it stars Louise Delamere, Alastair Galbraith, Waleed Elgadi. After years of meticulous planning, a terrorist operation is reaching its final stages. The authorities have received no intelligence; they are in a race against time but don't yet know it. As the operation unfolds, we see the working lives of men and women directly affected by terrorism. Among them: a firemen worried about the increasingly dangerous conditions he and his men are expected to work under; the head of the anti-terrorist branch whose responsibility it is to protect London and a female Muslim detective brought into Scotland Yard to investigate another suspected terrorist cell. But it is too late to stop the attack.

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