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* ''Series/AVeryBritishCoup'' (1988) - An adaptation of the Chris Mullin novel of the same name from 1982; Mullin himself was a Labour MP between 1987 and his retirement in 2010. A very left-wing candidate is elected Prime Minister. Details his attempts to govern whilst the Security Services, the Americans and the establishment try to remove him. Based ''loosely'' on the events surrounding Harold Wilson's time in Downing Street in the late 1960s and mid 1970s. Remade with heavy changes as ''Secret State'' in 2012.

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* ''Series/AVeryBritishCoup'' ''A Very British Coup'' (1988) - An adaptation of [[Literature/AVeryBritishCoup the Chris Mullin novel of the same name from 1982; 1982]]; Mullin himself was a Labour MP between 1987 and his retirement in 2010. A very left-wing candidate is elected Prime Minister. Details his attempts to govern whilst the Security Services, the Americans and the establishment try to remove him. Based ''loosely'' on the events surrounding Harold Wilson's time in Downing Street in the late 1960s and mid 1970s. Remade with heavy changes as ''Secret State'' in 2012.
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A rather common genre of British MiniSeries, which has its origins in the UsefulNotes/ColdWar paranoia of the 1980s, but has recently come back into vogue with UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror. These {{Thriller}}s, ranging from 3 to 6 parts of an hour each, usually involve someone (sometimes an IntrepidReporter) investigating a conspiracy.

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A rather common genre of British MiniSeries, {{Miniseries}}, which has its origins in the UsefulNotes/ColdWar paranoia of the 1980s, but has recently come back into vogue with UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror. These {{Thriller}}s, ranging from 3 to 6 parts of an hour each, usually involve someone (sometimes an IntrepidReporter) investigating a conspiracy.
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* ''Series/TriggerPoint''(2022)

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* ''Series/TriggerPoint''(2022)''Series/TriggerPoint'' (2022)
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* ''Series/EdgeOfDarkness'' (1985) is now considered one of the definitive examples of the genre. [[Film/EdgeOfDarkness2010 Hollywood remake]] released in 2010. A grieving father investigates the murder of his daughter and encounters shadowy forces within the British government.

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* ''Series/EdgeOfDarkness'' (1985) is now considered [[TropeCodifier one of the definitive examples of the genre.genre]]. [[Film/EdgeOfDarkness2010 Hollywood remake]] released in 2010. A grieving father investigates the murder of his daughter and encounters shadowy forces within the British government.
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* ''Series/BetweenTheLines'' (1992-4) - The first season was mainly about street-level crime, but the second and third seasons made a gradual GenreShift into this.

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* ''Series/BetweenTheLines'' ''Series/{{Between The Lines|1992}}'' (1992-4) - The first season was mainly about street-level crime, but the second and third seasons made a gradual GenreShift into this.
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Expect appearances of the Security Service (MI-5), accusations of collusion between government and big business, people getting murdered, break-ins, hacking and sweeping shots of Whitehall.

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Expect appearances of the [[UsefulNotes/SecretIntelligenceService Security Service Service]] (MI-5), accusations of collusion between government and big business, people getting murdered, break-ins, hacking and sweeping shots of Whitehall.
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* ''Series/EdgeOfDarkness'' (1985) is now considered one of the definitive examples of the genre. [[Film/EdgeOfDarkness2010 Hollywood remake]] released in 2010.

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* ''Series/EdgeOfDarkness'' (1985) is now considered one of the definitive examples of the genre. [[Film/EdgeOfDarkness2010 Hollywood remake]] released in 2010. A grieving father investigates the murder of his daughter and encounters shadowy forces within the British government.
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A rather common genre of British MiniSeries, which has its origins in the UsefulNotes/ColdWar paranoia of the 1980s, but has recently come back into vogue with TheWarOnTerror. These {{Thriller}}s, ranging from 3 to 6 parts of an hour each, usually involve someone (sometimes an IntrepidReporter) investigating a conspiracy.

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A rather common genre of British MiniSeries, which has its origins in the UsefulNotes/ColdWar paranoia of the 1980s, but has recently come back into vogue with TheWarOnTerror.UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror. These {{Thriller}}s, ranging from 3 to 6 parts of an hour each, usually involve someone (sometimes an IntrepidReporter) investigating a conspiracy.



* ''Film/OfficialSecrets'' (2019): Theatrical film rather than miniseries, dramatizing events from the lead-up to [[TheWarOnTerror the Iraq War]]. A GCHQ translator leaks documentation of an American-British attempt to blackmail UN delegates.

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* ''Film/OfficialSecrets'' (2019): Theatrical film rather than miniseries, dramatizing events from the lead-up to [[TheWarOnTerror [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror the Iraq War]]. A GCHQ translator leaks documentation of an American-British attempt to blackmail UN delegates.
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* ''Film/OfficialSecrets'' (2019): Theatrical film rather than miniseries, dramatizing events from the lead-up to [[TheWarOnTerror the Iraq War]]. A GCHQ translator leaks documentation of an American-British attempt to blackmail UN delegates.
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* ''Series/AshesToAshes'' Series 1 Ep. 4 (2008) - A parody of the genre and especially of ''Series/EdgeOfDarkness''.

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* ''Series/AshesToAshes'' ''Series/AshesToAshes2008'' Series 1 Ep. 4 (2008) - A parody of the genre and especially of ''Series/EdgeOfDarkness''.
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* ''Series/TheShadowLine'' (2011) - An investigation into the assassination of a crime lord who was just released from prison reveals shady machinations within the Police.

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