The State, a four-part series written by Peter Kosminsky, began on Sunday night with an audience of 1.4 million. The State review – this Isis drama is clever, gripping and genuinely enlightening Read moreKosminsky and the production team spent 18 months on the programme, including speaking to Isis recruits who had returned to the UK. The Daily Mail accused Kosminsky and Channel 4 of “glorifying Isis” after the first episode aired days after the Spain attacks. “There were a lot of scenes straight from Islamic State propaganda. Writing in the Mail at the weekend, the 20-year-old said: “The last thing those families need is a drama about Islamic State on TV at the same time their lives have effectively been torn apart by that same group.”On Twitter, some viewers rejected criticism that the drama glamourised life in Islamic State, and others called the decision to broadcast the show “brave”.

Source: The Guardian August 21, 2017 16:29 UTC