State of Play

British television drama serial
TVSeries television_series Q174390
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State of Play

Summary

State of Play is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (565 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • State of Play is the creator of Paul Abbott[3].
  • State of Play's instance of is recorded as television series[4].
  • State of Play was directed by David Yates[5].
  • State of Play's composer is recorded as Nicholas Hooper[6].
  • State of Play's genre is drama television series[7].
  • A cast member of State of Play was David Morrissey[8].
  • A cast member of State of Play was John Simm[9].
  • A cast member of State of Play was Kelly Macdonald[10].
  • A cast member of State of Play was Polly Walker[11].
  • A cast member of State of Play was Bill Nighy[12].
  • A cast member of State of Play was James McAvoy[13].
  • A cast member of State of Play was Marc Warren[14].
  • A cast member of State of Play was Philip Glenister[15].
  • A cast member of State of Play was Benedict Wong[16].
  • A cast member of State of Play was Michael Feast[17].
  • A cast member of State of Play was Amelia Bullmore[18].
  • The original language of State of Play was English[19].
  • State of Play was distributed by video on demand[20].
  • State of Play's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[21].
  • State of Play began on +2003-05-18T00:00:00Z[22].
  • State of Play ended on +2003-06-22T00:00:00Z[23].
  • State of Play's distributed by is recorded as Netflix[24].
  • State of Play's narrative location is recorded as London[25].
  • State of Play's official website is recorded as http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/stateofplay/[26].
  • State of Play's main subject is politics[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

State of Play was directed by David Yates[5]. Cast members include David Morrissey[8], John Simm[9], Kelly Macdonald[10], Polly Walker[11], Bill Nighy[12], and James McAvoy[13]. It is the creator of Paul Abbott[3].

Publication

The original language of State of Play was English[19]. Its genre is drama television series[7]. It was distributed by video on demand[20].

Subject and Themes

State of Play's main subject is politics[27].

Why It Matters

State of Play ranks in the top 8% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (565 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . BBC Genome. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . fernsehserien.de. Retrieved . fernsehserien.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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