The Whistleblowers

2007

The Whistleblowers

6.3 | en | Drama

Lawyers Ben Graham and Alisha Cole are a happy couple whose world is rocked when they accidentally glimpse a moment of injustice. Drawn into an underbelly of corruption and conspiracy, they try to report what they have seen but find themselves enemies of the state. Determined to put things right, Ben and Alisha set up an agency to support whistleblowers: people who refuse to turn a blind eye to corruption and will risk everything to expose the truth.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP6 Environment

Nov. 01,2007

Pollution, corruption and allegations of insider trading mean Ben and Alisha have to balance public health with personal interests. Their decision brings success, but at a high price.

EP5 Starters

Oct. 25,2007

Ben and Alisha are drawn into the dark machinations of the drinks industry. A lobbyist plays dirty to thwart them until his young daughter ends up in hospital with alcohol poisoning.

EP4 Fit For Purpose

Oct. 18,2007

An immigration officer speaks out over corruption in the service and Ben and Alisha soon discover a web of gangsters, corrupt officers, lawyers and politicians with a shocking agenda.

EP3 No Child Left Behind

Oct. 11,2007

A teenage suicide uncovers a regime of negligence, bullying, propaganda and corruption in local schools. Eventually a teacher exposes the real reason why it is driving children to desperation.

EP2 Pandemic

Oct. 04,2007

Ben and Alisha try to persuade a whistleblower to expose a sinister pharmaceutical company that has inadvertently released a virus and now wants to make millions from the cure.

EP1 Ghosts

Sep. 27,2007

Ben and Alisha witness the kidnapping of an innocent terrorist suspect. Unable to forget what they've seen, they are drawn into an investigation that turns their world upside down.

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Released: 2007-09-27 | Released Producted By: , Country: United Kingdom Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Indira Varma , Richard Coyle

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Reviews

nevandsue This is really exciting and bang-up-to-today's headlines. The opening episode deals with "rendition" and is pretty breathtaking. Both leads are excellent actors with good cvs and classical training and both have shown great versatility during their careers thus far. Perhaps Richard Coyle is best known for his great comic turn in "Coupling" and he is really good here in a very different role. It's nice to see Indira Varma follow up her brilliant performance as Niobe in "Rome" with a leading role in this excellent thriller series. In my opinion she is quite fearless as an actor and both her and Coyle show considerable skill as they lead us through one thrilling situation after another,their characters interacting splendidly. Miss Varma's mesmerising beauty has been buttoned down somewhat for her Alisha character, very much a contrast to her smouldering interpretation of Niobe as she practically melted down the screen in "Rome"! A fine actor and probably the most classically beautiful woman currently on our screens. Casting directors and producers please keep her busy!

mikec-78 Well written and acted and compelling, but you need to get a grip up north. This, like ReGenesis and Harry Potter is FICTION. Enjoy is as such and honor the inherent opinions but do not confuse it with fact because it suits your world view. It is no more based in fact than Rowling books and to pretend otherwise is just naive.This has become a common conceit in media that if you want to make a point but to not wish to rely on actual evidence, fictionalize it and you will remain above possible contradiction by reality. It's OK until the audience begins to believe that the fiction is reality. So enjoy this wonderful episode and series but if you are seeking to inform your opinions on other countries and people, please look elsewhere.

Roedy Green I watched the "ghost" episode. It is easily movie quality. It reached out and grabbed me by the throat with terror. The topic was torture, and the way western governments make people disappear then use filthy tricks against anyone who tries to help them. The institutional and faceless nature of the villain creates a creepiness and omniscience reminiscent of The Conversation. You do get to see these creeps eventually and understand their fanatical thinking, easily as sick as the terrorists they claim to be chasing.The lead characters are put in situations where they have to choose between self preservation and altruistic action. Unlike most movies, you feel the tension in deciding, and believe that perhaps discretion is the better part of valour. This is not about mindless Terminator-style heroics, but about relatively ordinary people swept up in evil events.

James Blanchard *** WARNING POSSIBLE SPOILERS BELOW *** DO NOT READ FURTHER *** A young lawyer (Ben Graham) discovers a Muslim man in hand-cuffs in a house next to his own. This Muslim man has been reported in the news as being a dangerous terrorist still at large. Before Ben can release the man, he his captured by British Secret Service.After being briefed that the man is being held for reasons of national security, Ben is released on condition that he remains silent. Ben decides to help the man, with assistance from his lawyer girlfriend (Alisha Cole) and an old friend (Kenny Read). They will outsmart the bad guys, at the price of losing their promising careers, but at the same time establishing themselves as the "Whistleblowers"."The Whistleblowers" is a very well written series, with loads of clever plot twists and interesting characters. Even better than "MI-5" ("Spooks" in UK).I get to see it here in Canada on TVO, but I'm not sure people in the US will have the chance to see this great series.