The State: can this show about British jihadis avoid justifying extremism?

With its rapes, beheadings and joyous celebrations of martyrdom, Peter Kosminsky’s unflinching drama goes right to the heart of Isis. But how do you keep viewers onside when every major character is a jihadist?One job of fiction is to travel to the places where reporting fails because the participants can’t or won’t talk. As Islamic State doesn’t run much of a PR effort (apart from posting videos of desert executions) it’s almost impossible for documentary-makers to