Panorama Panorama Special: The Spies Who Fooled the World (Season 61, Episode 8)
TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary, News

Panorama

Panorama Special: The Spies Who Fooled the World (Season 61, Episode 8)

TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary, News

On eve of tenth anniversary of Iraq War, Panorama reveals how key aspects of secret intelligence used by Downing Street and White House to justify invasion were based on fabrication, wishful thinking and lies.

Director

Mike Rudin (as Michael Rudin)

Producer

Mike Rudin (as Michael Rudin)

Composer

Raffertie (as Benjamin Stefanski)

Cinematographer

Joe Taylor

Editor

Renee Edwards

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Updated Mar 18, 2013

Release date

Mar 18, 2013 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

11 wins & 14 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
10 cast members

Name	Known for
Peter Taylor Self - Reporter Self - Reporter See fewer	Peter Taylor: My Journey Through the Troubles (2019)
Hillal Al Dulaimi Self (as Dr Hilal Al Dulaimi) Self (as Dr Hilal Al Dulaimi) See fewer	Panorama (I) (1953)
Robert Butler Self - Chair, Review of Intelligence on WMD (as Lord Butler) Self - Chair, Review of Intelligence on WMD (as Lord Butler) See fewer	Remington Steele (1982)
Joschka Fischer Self - German Foreign Minister, 1998-2005 Self - German Foreign Minister, 1998-2005 See fewer	Va Banque (1986)
Robert Grenier Self - CIA Iraq Mission Manager, 2002-2004 Self - CIA Iraq Mission Manager, 2002-2004 See fewer	Covert Affairs (2010)
Mike Jackson Self - Head of British Army, 2003-2006 (as General Sir Mike Jackson) Self - Head of British Army, 2003-2006 (as General Sir Mike Jackson) See fewer	Panorama (I) (1953)
Nabeel Musawi Self - Iraqi National Congress, 1992-2007 Self - Iraqi National Congress, 1992-2007 See fewer	Panorama (I) (1953)
Colin Powell Self - U.S. Secretary of State, 2001-2005 (archive footage) Self - U.S. Secretary of State, 2001-2005 (archive footage) See fewer	Madam Secretary (2014)
Tony Blair Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Force of Nature (2022)
Saddam Hussein Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Long Days (1980)