Introduction

The Undeclared War is an British near-future science fiction thriller television series, aired from 30 June 2022 on Channel 4.

In 2024, a leading team of analysts buried in the heart of GCHQ secretly works to ward off a foreign cyber-attack on the country’s electoral system.

Outline

Set in 2024, in the run up to a British general election, The Undeclared War tracks a leading team of analysts buried in the heart of GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters; the UK’s version of the National Security Agency (NSA)), secretly working to ward off a cyber-attack on the country’s electoral system.

When a routine stress test of internet infrastructure goes awry, 21-year-old GCHQ intern Saara Parvin suddenly finds herself operating on the invisible frontier of high-stakes cyber warfare.

Cast

• Simon Pegg … Danny Patrick.
• Maisie Richardson-Sellers … Kathy Freeman.
• Hannah Khalique-Brown … Saara Parvin.
• Edward Holcroft … James Cox.
• Adrian Lester … Andrew Makinde.
• Tom McKay … Max K.
• Joss Porter … Phil.
• Charlie J. Tinson … GCHQ Analyst.

Trivia

• CGCHQ is the UK’s intelligence, security and cyber agency.
• GCHQ has locations in Cheltenham, Scarborough, Bude, Manchester, and London.
• Over the course of the First World War, Signals Intelligence provided valuable insight into enemy plans, so much so that a peacetime cryptanalytical unit was formed in 1919 to continue the mission.
• Originally called the Government Code & Cypher School, it would later be renamed GCHQ.

The Undeclared War Series

• Episode 01.
• Episode 02.
• Episode 03.
• Episode 04.
• Episode 05.
• Episode 06.

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s):
  • Peter Kosminsky.
• Producer(s):
  • Noëlette Buckley … executive producer (6 episodes, 2022).
  • Robert Jones … producer (6 episodes, 2022).
  • Rhys Kimmitt … associate producer (6 episodes, 2022).
  • Lloyd Elis … line producer (3 episodes, 2022).
  • Colin Callender … executive producer (1 episode, 2022).
  • Peter Kosminsky … executive producer (1 episode, 2022).
• Writer(s):
  • Peter Kosminsky.
  • Declan Lawn.
  • Adam Patterson.
  • Amelia Spencer.
• Music:
  • Debbie Wiseman … (3 episodes, 2022).
• Cinematography:
  • Gavin Finney … (6 episodes, 2022).
• Editor(s):
  • David Blackmore … (6 episodes, 2022).
• Production:
  • Channel 4 Television (for).
  • Playground Entertainment.
  • Universal International Studios.
• Distributor(s):
  • Channel 4 (2022) (UK) (TV).
  • All4 (2022) (UK) (video) (VOD).
  • Channel 4 Television Corporation (2022) (UK) (all media).
  • Peacock (2022) (USA) (video) (VOD).
• Release Date: 30 June 2022.
• Rating: 15.
• Running Time: 47 minutes.
• Country: UK.
• Language: English.

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