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ABC in the US is to air an "epic" miniseries focusing on the events leading up to 9/11 on the fifth anniversary of the attack.

The Path to 9/11, directed by David Cunningham, is a six-hour dramatisation of the events detailed in the bipartisan 9/11 Commission report.

Featuring a cast including Harvey Keitel, Shirley Douglas and Donnie Wahlberg, the miniseries gives an account of the event as it unfolded, while also looking at the measures experts believe need to be taken to avoid a repetition.

It also attempts to take viewers behind the closed doors of the CIA, FBI and the White House, as well as into the worlds of a number of key members of the Bush administration.

The special has been scheduled to air between 20.00 and 23.00, split across Sunday 10 and Monday 11 September, with limited commercial interruptions.

ABC president Steve McPherson said that having governor Thomas Kean, chairman of the 9/11 Commission, on board, has been fundamental to the series' success. "When you take on the responsibility of telling the story behind such an important event, it is absolutely critical that you get it right," he said, "Having (Kean) as a key advisor on this movie has not only been an honour, it's also been crucial to the project."

Former ABC News anchor John Miller, now the FBI's assistant director of public affairs, was also a consultant on the project. His book The Cell, co-authored with Michael