10 Days to War

Season 1 - 10 Days to War

• Season 1 Episode 8: Our Business Is North Colonel Tim Collins, the commander of the Royal Irish Regiment stationed on the border between Kuwait and Iraq border, rallies the troops with a speech as they prepare for war to begin in 24 hours. Last in series, starring Kenneth Branagh, Stuart Graham and Hugh O'Connor
• Season 1 Episode 7: Failure is Not an Option Drama depicting events on the day in 2003 when Parliament debated whether to authorise the invasion of Iraq. Under pressure from the whips and intense lobby groups, two MPs face crises of conscience and must decide how to vote - a choice that would seal the fate of the country and the Prime Minister
• Season 1 Episode 6: Fruck A team of weapons inspectors visit Saddam Hussein's home town of Tigrit, where a day of chaos and fear ends with a shocking news revelation which brings home the reality of war. Drama, starring Kerry Shale and Stephane Cornicard
• Season 1 Episode 5: Blowback Ronan Bennett's short drama exploring how a community might fight back against radical Islamists recruiting young men to their cause
• Season 1 Episode 4: Why This Rush The British and American politicians lobby for a second resolution that would authorise war, but fly in the face of fierce hostility from countries wanting more time to search for weapons of mass destruction. Tom Conti and Patrick Malahide star
• Season 1 Episode 3: These Things Are Always Chaos Stephen Rea plays General Tim Cross, a man who has flown to London after visiting the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Aid in Washington as British deputy. He reveals the plans for post-war reconstruction are in turmoil and fears disaster is looming
• Season 1 Episode 2: $100 Coffee Iraq's government-in-waiting come together in the north of the country with nine days to go before the invasion. As they do so, old rivalries come to the surface and the coalition of religious, political and military leaders struggles to decide how to run the country in the conflict's aftermath
• Season 1 Episode 1: 10 Days to War New series of short dramas detailing the run-up to the invasion of Iraq, as seen by senior figures involved in the decision-making at that time. The first episode is set behind the scenes at the Foreign Office. While Tony Blair faces a televised grilling, a senior government lawyer faces a personal crisis and plans her resignation. Juliet Stevenson and Kate Ashfield star