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Dirty War is a 2004 BBC, in association with HBO Films
HBO Films

HBO Films is a division of the cable television television network HBO that produces feature films and miniseries. While much of HBO Films' output is created directly for the television market, such as the film Witness Protection and the mini-series Band of Brothers and Angels in America , it has also branched into theatrical d...
, made-for-TV movie
Television movie

A television movie is a feature film that is produced for and originally distributed by a television network....
 thriller/drama about a terrorist attack on Central London, written by Lizzie Mickery and Daniel Percival. It was originally broadcast on BBC One
BBC One

BBC One is the primary television channel of the BBC . It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular public television service with a high level of ....
 on September 24, 2004, on HBO on January 24, 2005, and the first time on American broadcast television on PBS
Public Broadcasting Service

The Public Broadcasting Service is an United States non-profit public broadcasting television service with 354 member TV stations in the United States....
 on February 23, 2005. It won a BAFTA Award for Best New Director (Fiction), Daniel Percival.

The film opens with a June 2003 quote from E. Manningham Buller
Eliza Manningham-Buller

Elizabeth Lydia Manningham-Buller, Baroness Manningham-Buller Order of the Bath was Director general of MI5 of MI5, the United Kingdom internal national security agency, from October 2002 until her retirement on 20 April 2007, aged 58....
, director general (DG) of MI5
MI5

The Security Service, commonly known as MI5 , is the United Kingdom counter-intelligence and security agency and is part of the intelligence machinery alongside the Secret Intelligence Service , Government Communications Headquarters and the Defence Intelligence Staff ....
,: "It will only be a matter of time before a crude chemical, biological or radiological (CBRN
CBRN

CBRN is an acronym for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear. It is in common use worldwide, to refer to incidents or weapons in which any of these four hazards have presented themselves....
) attack is launched on a major western city" and provides the basic premise for the film.

The film follows the journey of radioactive material, hidden in vegetable oil
Vegetable fats and oils

Vegetable fats and oils are lipid materials derived from plants. Physically, oils are liquid at room temperature, and fats are solid. Chemically, both fats and oils are composed of triglycerides, as contrasted with waxes which lack glycerin in their structure....
 containers, from Habiller, Turkey, (~210 KM west of Istanbul
Istanbul

Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, List of metropolitan areas in Europe by population, and List of cities proper by population in the world with a population of 12.6 million....
) through Sofia
Sofia

Sofia , is the Capital and largest city of the Bulgaria, with 2,5 million people living in the Capital Municipality. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of the mountain massif Vitosha, and is the administrative, cultural, economic, and educational centre of the country....
, Bulgaria, to Deptford
Deptford

Deptford is an area on the south bank of the River Thames in south-east London. The area is named after a ford of the River Ravensbourne, and from the mid 16th century to the late 19th was home to Convoy's Wharf, the first of the Royal Navy Dockyards....
, to an East End
East End of London

The East End of London, known locally as the East End, is the area of London, England, east of the medieval walled City of London and north of the River Thames, although it is not defined by universally accepted formal boundaries....
 Indian food
Indian cuisine

The cuisine of India is characterized by its sophisticated and subtle use of many spices and vegetables grown across India and also for the widespread practice of vegetarianism across its society....
 takeaway
Take-out

Take-out , carry-out ,, take-away , parcel , or tapau , , is food purchased at a restaurant but eaten elsewhere. The restaurant may or may not provide table service....
 restaurant
Restaurant

A restaurant prepares and serves food and drink to customers. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and Delivery ....
, and to a rented house in Willesden
Willesden

Willesden is an area in North West London which forms part of the London Borough of Brent. It is situated 5 miles north west of Charing Cross. The suburb has strong links to Ireland and has a sizable Irish population....
, where it assembled into a dirty bomb
Dirty bomb

The term dirty bomb is primarily used to refer to a radiological dispersal device , a speculative radiological weapon which combines radioactive material with conventional explosive material....
.

When the first bomb goes off in the heart of London, next to the entrance to Liverpool Street Underground station
Liverpool Street station

Liverpool Street station, also known as London Liverpool Street, is a major train station and connected London Underground station in the north eastern corner of the City of London in England....
, the city's inadequate emergency service
Emergency service

Emergency services are organizations which ensure public safety by addressing different emergencies. Some agencies exist solely for addressing certain types of emergencies whilst others deal with ad hoc emergencies as part of their normal responsibilities....
s plans are put to an immediate test - with disturbing results for a population ill-prepared to understand or obey anti-contamination and quarantine orders.

In addition to touching upon the motivations of the Islamic extremist terrorists
Islamic extremist terrorism

Islamic terrorism is religious terrorism by groups or individuals, the motivation of which is typically rooted in an idiosyncratic interpretation of the Koran and other Islamic tenets of faith....
 to conduct a martyrdom operation, the events are shown through the eyes of three principal groups.

Nicola Painswick, Minister for London, and Deputy Assistant Commissioner (DAC) John Ives (Ewan Stewart
Ewan Stewart

Ewan Stewart is a Scotland actor....
), of the Metropolitan Police Anti-Terrorist Branch
Metropolitan Police Anti-Terrorist Branch

The Anti-Terrorist Branch was a Specialist Operations branch of Greater London's Metropolitan Police Service, formed to respond to terrorist activites within the capital....
, present a governmental point of view.

Watch Commander Murray Corrigan of the London Fire Brigade
London Fire Brigade

The London Fire Brigade is the statute Fire service in the UK for Greater London, England. It is run by the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority and is the third-largest fire service in the world with nearly 7,000 staff, of which 5,800 are operational firefighters and officers....
, and his wife Liz Corrigan, who works for the National Health Service
National Health Service

The National Health Service is the name commonly used to refer to the four publicly funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom, collectively or individually, although only the health service in England uses the name 'National Health Service' without further qualification....
, present two viewpoints.

Detective Sergeant (DS) Mike Drummer and Detective Constable (DC) Sameena Habibullah lead the Police investigation to catch the terrorists before the bombs are detonated.






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Dirty War is a 2004 BBC, in association with HBO Films
HBO Films

HBO Films is a division of the cable television television network HBO that produces feature films and miniseries. While much of HBO Films' output is created directly for the television market, such as the film Witness Protection and the mini-series Band of Brothers and Angels in America , it has also branched into theatrical d...
, made-for-TV movie
Television movie

A television movie is a feature film that is produced for and originally distributed by a television network....
 thriller/drama about a terrorist attack on Central London, written by Lizzie Mickery and Daniel Percival. It was originally broadcast on BBC One
BBC One

BBC One is the primary television channel of the BBC . It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular public television service with a high level of ....
 on September 24, 2004, on HBO on January 24, 2005, and the first time on American broadcast television on PBS
Public Broadcasting Service

The Public Broadcasting Service is an United States non-profit public broadcasting television service with 354 member TV stations in the United States....
 on February 23, 2005. It won a BAFTA Award for Best New Director (Fiction), Daniel Percival.

The film opens with a June 2003 quote from E. Manningham Buller
Eliza Manningham-Buller

Elizabeth Lydia Manningham-Buller, Baroness Manningham-Buller Order of the Bath was Director general of MI5 of MI5, the United Kingdom internal national security agency, from October 2002 until her retirement on 20 April 2007, aged 58....
, director general (DG) of MI5
MI5

The Security Service, commonly known as MI5 , is the United Kingdom counter-intelligence and security agency and is part of the intelligence machinery alongside the Secret Intelligence Service , Government Communications Headquarters and the Defence Intelligence Staff ....
,: "It will only be a matter of time before a crude chemical, biological or radiological (CBRN
CBRN

CBRN is an acronym for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear. It is in common use worldwide, to refer to incidents or weapons in which any of these four hazards have presented themselves....
) attack is launched on a major western city" and provides the basic premise for the film.

The film follows the journey of radioactive material, hidden in vegetable oil
Vegetable fats and oils

Vegetable fats and oils are lipid materials derived from plants. Physically, oils are liquid at room temperature, and fats are solid. Chemically, both fats and oils are composed of triglycerides, as contrasted with waxes which lack glycerin in their structure....
 containers, from Habiller, Turkey, (~210 KM west of Istanbul
Istanbul

Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, List of metropolitan areas in Europe by population, and List of cities proper by population in the world with a population of 12.6 million....
) through Sofia
Sofia

Sofia , is the Capital and largest city of the Bulgaria, with 2,5 million people living in the Capital Municipality. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of the mountain massif Vitosha, and is the administrative, cultural, economic, and educational centre of the country....
, Bulgaria, to Deptford
Deptford

Deptford is an area on the south bank of the River Thames in south-east London. The area is named after a ford of the River Ravensbourne, and from the mid 16th century to the late 19th was home to Convoy's Wharf, the first of the Royal Navy Dockyards....
, to an East End
East End of London

The East End of London, known locally as the East End, is the area of London, England, east of the medieval walled City of London and north of the River Thames, although it is not defined by universally accepted formal boundaries....
 Indian food
Indian cuisine

The cuisine of India is characterized by its sophisticated and subtle use of many spices and vegetables grown across India and also for the widespread practice of vegetarianism across its society....
 takeaway
Take-out

Take-out , carry-out ,, take-away , parcel , or tapau , , is food purchased at a restaurant but eaten elsewhere. The restaurant may or may not provide table service....
 restaurant
Restaurant

A restaurant prepares and serves food and drink to customers. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and Delivery ....
, and to a rented house in Willesden
Willesden

Willesden is an area in North West London which forms part of the London Borough of Brent. It is situated 5 miles north west of Charing Cross. The suburb has strong links to Ireland and has a sizable Irish population....
, where it assembled into a dirty bomb
Dirty bomb

The term dirty bomb is primarily used to refer to a radiological dispersal device , a speculative radiological weapon which combines radioactive material with conventional explosive material....
.

When the first bomb goes off in the heart of London, next to the entrance to Liverpool Street Underground station
Liverpool Street station

Liverpool Street station, also known as London Liverpool Street, is a major train station and connected London Underground station in the north eastern corner of the City of London in England....
, the city's inadequate emergency service
Emergency service

Emergency services are organizations which ensure public safety by addressing different emergencies. Some agencies exist solely for addressing certain types of emergencies whilst others deal with ad hoc emergencies as part of their normal responsibilities....
s plans are put to an immediate test - with disturbing results for a population ill-prepared to understand or obey anti-contamination and quarantine orders.

In addition to touching upon the motivations of the Islamic extremist terrorists
Islamic extremist terrorism

Islamic terrorism is religious terrorism by groups or individuals, the motivation of which is typically rooted in an idiosyncratic interpretation of the Koran and other Islamic tenets of faith....
 to conduct a martyrdom operation, the events are shown through the eyes of three principal groups.

Nicola Painswick, Minister for London, and Deputy Assistant Commissioner (DAC) John Ives (Ewan Stewart
Ewan Stewart

Ewan Stewart is a Scotland actor....
), of the Metropolitan Police Anti-Terrorist Branch
Metropolitan Police Anti-Terrorist Branch

The Anti-Terrorist Branch was a Specialist Operations branch of Greater London's Metropolitan Police Service, formed to respond to terrorist activites within the capital....
, present a governmental point of view.

Watch Commander Murray Corrigan of the London Fire Brigade
London Fire Brigade

The London Fire Brigade is the statute Fire service in the UK for Greater London, England. It is run by the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority and is the third-largest fire service in the world with nearly 7,000 staff, of which 5,800 are operational firefighters and officers....
, and his wife Liz Corrigan, who works for the National Health Service
National Health Service

The National Health Service is the name commonly used to refer to the four publicly funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom, collectively or individually, although only the health service in England uses the name 'National Health Service' without further qualification....
, present two viewpoints.

Detective Sergeant (DS) Mike Drummer and Detective Constable (DC) Sameena Habibullah lead the Police investigation to catch the terrorists before the bombs are detonated. DC Habibullah, as an English
English people

The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England who speak English language in England. The English identity as a people is of early medieval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn....
 Muslim
Muslim

:A Muslim , , is an adherent of the religion of Islam. The feminine form is Muslimah . Literally, the word means "one who submits "....
/Muslimah Police officer
Police officer

A police officer is a Warrant employee of a police force. Police officers are generally responsible for apprehending criminals, maintaining public order, and preventing and detecting crimes....
 from Luton
Luton

Luton is a large town in the East of England England, 32 miles north of London. Historically, Luton is within the county of Bedfordshire, and since 1997, the town has been a unitary authority....
, who in addition to English
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
, speaks: Urdu
Urdu

Urdu is a Central_Indo-Aryan_languages#Central_Zone_.28Madhya_or_Hindi.29 Indo-Aryan languages of the Indo-Iranian languages, belonging to the Indo-European languages family of languages....
, Punjabi
Punjabi language

'Punjabi' , , is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region and their diasporas. Speakers include adherents of the religions of Islam, Sikhism and Hinduism....
, and Arabic
Arabic language

Arabic is a Central Semitic language, thus related to and classified alongside other Semitic languages languages such as Hebrew language and Aramaic language....
, presents a unique point of view throughout the film.

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