The Government Inspector (film)
# The Government Inspector (film)

The Government Inspector is a 2005 television drama based on the life of David Kelly (played by Mark Rylance) and the lead-up to the Iraq War in the United Kingdom. It was written and directed by Peter Kosminsky, and won three BAFTAs – Best Actor for Rylance, Best Single Drama and Best Writer (as well as being nominated for the BAFTA for Best Original Television Music for Jocelyn Pook, and winning a RTS Television Award for Best Single Drama).

## Cast

* Mark Rylance as David Kelly
* Jonathan Cake as Alastair Campbell
* Emma Fielding as Susan Watts
* Daniel Ryan as Andrew Gilligan
* Geraldine Alexander as Janice Kelly
* Georgina Rylance as Rachel Kelly
* James Larkin as Tony Blair
* Julian Wadham as Jonathan Powell
* Pip Torrens as John Scarlett
* Kayvan Novak as Qasim Hamdani
* Philip Bowen as Sir Kevin Tebbit
* Barnaby Kay as Tom Kelly
* Tom Beard as Godric Smith
* Darren Morfitt as Daniel Pruce
* Martin Maynard as Paul Hammill
* Geoffrey Freshwater as Andrew MacKinlay
