Set between 2002 and 2012, the drama deftly interweaves two real life stories, the uncovering of phone hacking at the News of the World, and running parallel, the investigation into the unsolved murder of private investigator Daniel Morgan.
Set between 2002 and 2012, the drama deftly interweaves two real life stories, the uncovering of phone hacking at the News of the World, and running parallel, the investigation into the unsolved murder of private investigator Daniel Morgan.
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David Tennant
Nick Davies
Robert Carlyle
DCS Dave Cook
Rose Leslie
Charlotte Harris
Dougray Scott
PM Gordon Brown
Toby Jones
Alan Rusbridger
Eve Myles
Jacqui Hames
Steve Pemberton
Rupert Murdoch
Katherine Kelly
Sheridan McCoid
Kevin Doyle
AC John Yates
Neil Maskell
Glen Campbell
Lee Ingleby
David Leigh
Pip Torrens
Stuart Kuttner
Ron Cook
Max Mosley
George Russo
Glen Mulcaire
Rebecca Front
DAC Sue Akers
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Following a tip-off, journalist Nick Davies investigates reports of endemic phone hacking at Rupert Murdoch's News of the World.
E2 · Episode 2
2002: DCS Dave Cook takes on the most-investigated unsolved murder in the Metropolitan Police's history and uncovers worrying links to Fleet Street.
E3 · Episode 3
Nick fights to protect his editor and his newspaper from a Fleet Street backlash as he forms new alliances and comes into conflict with Scotland Yard.
E4 · Episode 4
DCS Dave Cook is forced to work with an unlikely ally when he is drawn back into the Daniel Morgan investigation after a new witness comes forward.
E5 · Episode 5
Nick teams up with the New York Times as Andy Coulson lands in Downing Street, and Dave Cook is challenged in court over the Morgan investigation.
E6 · Episode 6
Dave finds strength from a surprising new ally, and Nick is drawn back into the fight and discovers new information that could change things completely.
E7 · Episode 7
Nick, Dave and their allies face troubling new threats as the hacking scandal explodes and Rupert Murdoch faces Parliament.
