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The 51st State

An American master chemist plans to score big on a once-in-a-lifetime drug deal. All does not go as planned and he is soon entangled in a web of deceit. Starring Samuel L Jackson.

Fast-paced thriller about an American criminal whose plans to sell his formula for an illegal drug and retire from the game go awry. Things fail to go to plan when his partners in the deal start to die, a gang war erupts between his former boss and the employer of his only ally, and he gets stuck in Liverpool with an unlikely escort.

1 hour, 25 minutes

Last on

Sat 26 Sep 201522:00
BBC Three

Credits

Elmo McElroySamuel L Jackson
Dakota ParkerEmily Mortimer
The LizardMeat Loaf
KonokkoJake Abraham
Mr DavidsonMac MacDonald
Mr YuriAaron Swartz
Mr JonesDavid Webber
Felix DeSouzaRobert Carlyle
DirectorRonny Yu
WriterStel Pavlou

Broadcasts

  • Fri 30 Aug 201323:40
    BBC One except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD
  • Fri 30 Aug 201323:50
    BBC One Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
  • Sun 17 Aug 201423:25
    BBC One except Scotland & Scotland HD
  • Mon 18 Aug 201400:20
    BBC One Scotland HD & Scotland only
  • Sun 17 May 201500:25
    BBC One
  • Sun 20 Sep 201522:00
    BBC Three
  • Sat 26 Sep 201522:00
    BBC Three

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