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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

Tue 18 Feb 2025 21:20
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 Field Charlize Theron
Fred Flarsky Seth Rogen
Lance O'Shea Jackson Jr
President Chambers Bob Odenkirk
Maggie Milikin June Diane Raphael
Tom Ravi Patel
Writer Dan Sterling
Writer Liz Hannah
Director Jonathan Levine

Broadcasts

  • Fri 14 May 2021 22:45
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  • Mon 28 Feb 2022 00:35
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  • Mon 28 Feb 2022 22:25
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  • Fri 20 Jan 2023 23:30
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  • Mon 23 Jan 2023 22:00
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  • Fri 8 Sep 2023 21:50
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  • Sat 3 Feb 2024 00:00
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  • Sat 3 Feb 2024 00:30
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  • Mon 5 Feb 2024 21:30
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  • Fri 14 Feb 2025 23:30
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  • Sat 15 Feb 2025 00:05
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  • Sat 15 Feb 2025 00:30
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  • Tue 18 Feb 2025 21:20
    BBC Three

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