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The Government Inspector is a 2005 television drama based on the life of David Kelly (played by Mark Rylance) and the lead-up to the Iraq War in the United Kingdom. It was written and directed by Peter Kosminsky, and won three BAFTAs – Best Actor for Rylance, Best Single Drama and Best Writer (as well as being nominated for the BAFTA for Best Original Television Music for Jocelyn Pook, and winning a RTS Television Award for Best Single Drama).

Cast

• Mark Rylance as David Kelly
• Jonathan Cake as Alastair Campbell
• Emma Fielding as Susan Watts
• Daniel Ryan as Andrew Gilligan
• Geraldine Alexander as Janice Kelly
• Georgina Rylance as Rachel Kelly
• James Larkin as Tony Blair
• Julian Wadham as Jonathan Powell
• Pip Torrens as John Scarlett
• Kayvan Novak as Qasim Hamdani
• Philip Bowen as Sir Kevin Tebbit
• Barnaby Kay as Tom Kelly
• Tom Beard as Godric Smith
• Darren Morfitt as Daniel Pruce
• Martin Maynard as Paul Hammill
• Geoffrey Freshwater as Andrew MacKinlay

References

1. Dave Rolinson. "BFI Screenonline: Government Inspector, The (2005)". www.screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 2 October 2021.

External links

• The Government Inspector at IMDb

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