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COBRA | PBS Special

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Victoria Hamilton as Chief of Staff Anna Marshall & Robert Carlyle as Prime Minister Robert Sutherland

Sundays, Oct. 4 - Nov. 8, at 10 p.m. on WKAR-HD 23.1 & STREAMING | Follow the British Prime Minister and his Cabinet Office Briefing Room A (COBRA) committee as they navigate the difficulties in overcoming a major national crisis.

COBRA is a clever and action-packed political drama and a deeply human story of a nation and its leaders in crisis — a tale that is increasingly relevant to the world we live in today.

On the brink of a geomagnetic solar storm, a team comprised of Britain’s leading experts, crisis contingency planners and the most senior politicians assemble under the name COBRA (taken from its meeting place in Whitehall’s Cabinet Office Briefing Room A) to guide the country through turbulent times. The high-stakes series follows the members of this team as they take on the disaster; their missteps, political conflicts, personal drama, friendships and wit play out against the backdrop of an unfolding national crisis.

Watch the most recent episode at video.wkar.org.
 

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