Is State of Play coming back?

State of Play ended on June 22, 2003, on BBC One. The series concluded after its first season, with its final episode airing on that date.

State of Play was a British political thriller drama that originally premiered on May 18, 2003. The show followed the investigation of a young man's murder, which appeared to be drug-related, and the coincidental death of Sonia Baker, a researcher for MP Stephen Collins. As journalist Cal McCaffrey and his colleagues delved into the case, they uncovered connections between the deaths and a conspiracy involving oil industry-backed corruption within the British government.

The series featured a cast led by John Simm as Cal McCaffrey, alongside David Morrissey as Stephen Collins, Bill Nighy as Cameron Foster, Kelly Macdonald as Della Smith, Polly Walker as Anne Collins, Marc Warren as Dominic Foy, and Geraldine James as Yvonne Shaps. It received a rating of 8 on TVMaze and each episode had a runtime of approximately 60 minutes.