In July 2003 , Kosminsky began his collaboration with Channel 4 and David Aukin 's Daybreak Pictures . Aukin encouraged Kosminsky to write the films he directed and three programmes have so far resulted . '' The Government Inspector '' ( 2005 ) , starred Mark Rylance and told the story of the death of biological weapons inspector Dr David Kelly and the search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq . It was transmitted in the UK on Channel 4 on 17 March 2005 and won a series of awards including BAFTAs for Best Single Drama , Best Actor ( Mark Rylance ) and Best Writer ( Kosminsky ) . Next came '' Britz '' ( 2007 ) , starring Riz Ahmed and Manjinder Virk . In the wake of the 7/7 bombings in London , the two 100-minute films examined what it meant to be second-generation Muslim living in Britain today . Transmitted on Channel 4 as part of their 25th anniversary celebrations on 30 and 31 October 2007 , the films won Best Drama Serial of 2007 at BAFTA and at the Royal Television Society
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7 July 2005 London bombings
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