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Back in 2003, the BBC produced a six-part series called State of Play. It starred David Morrissey and John Simm as MP Stephen Collins and journalist Cal McCaffrey, and centred around two murders that ultimately led to corporate malfeasance and a government cover-up.

In April of 2009, a feature-length film version of State of Play was released, starring Ben Affleck as Congressman Stephen Collins, and Russell Crowe as reporter Cal McAffrey.

State of Play: A Comparison Between the Series and the Film - Characters

In the BBC series, McCaffrey had been Collins’s campaign manager during his run for Parliament. In the film, McAffrey is Collins’s old college roommate. The American version makes more sense in terms of the story – a lifelong, dogged reporter like McAffrey doesn’t seem like the type who’d play for the opposing team – but the age difference between Affleck and Crowe makes the back story a bit harder to swallow.

In the English version, McCaffrey is aided by a number of reporters, including Della Smith (Kelly Macdonald) and freelancer Dan Foster (James McAvoy) who is the son of editor Cameron Foster (Bill Nighy). Although young, the two are tenacious and persuasive, and make great contributions to the investigation.

In the American version, McAvoy’s character is eliminated, and Macdonald’s is now perky blogger Della Frye (Rachel McAdams), who can write up a storm but is barely qualified to call herself a reporter. Cameron Foster has become Cameron Lynne (Helen Mirren) a severely reduced role.