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Long Shot

An out-of-work journalist finds employment writing speeches for the glamorous US secretary of state, soon to run for office as the first female president.

An out-of-work journalist finds employment writing speeches for the glamorous US secretary of state, soon to run for office as the first female president. Opposites attract and a very unlikely romance develops during an international campaign to champion environmental issues. But is the romance sustainable?

1 hour, 53 minutes

Last on

Wed 13 Aug 202521:00
BBC Three

Music Played

  • Boyz II Men

    It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday

  • DMX

    Ruff Ryders Anthem

  • Cameo

    Word Up

  • Robert Schumann

    Spring Symphony - Allegro Animato

  • The Cure

    Close To Me

  • Big Thief

    Shark Smile

  • Big Thief

    Shark Smile

  • Bruce Springsteen

    I'm On Fire

  • George Harrison

    Marwa Blues

  • Foster & Allen

    After The Ball

  • The Tango Project

    Por Una Cabeza

  • Roxette

    It Must Have Been Love

  • Big Boi

    Chocolate

  • Caribou

    Can't Do Without You (Extended Mix) (Dj Remix)

  • The Crystals

    Then He Kissed Me

  • Aretha Franklin

    Bridge Over Troubled Water

Credits

Charlotte FieldCharlize Theron
Fred FlarskySeth Rogen
LanceO'Shea Jackson Jr
President ChambersBob Odenkirk
Maggie MilikinJune Diane Raphael
TomRavi Patel
WriterDan Sterling
WriterLiz Hannah
DirectorJonathan Levine

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