The West Wing Season 5 Episode 8 Shutdown ( Air Date 2003-11-19 ) Genre Drama category. Overview "Jed's decision not to be held hostage by Haffley shuts down the federal government; unable to get through to Jed and fearing the worst, Leo calls in the reinforcements, and Abbey returns to Washington to deliver a message and provide her husband with a little perspective; after being benched from the staff meetings, Josh gets put back in the game by Jed and sets the stage for victory; disregarding the advice of more seasoned colleagues, Haffley makes a major misstep and loses his advantage over the White House; Jed and Haffley meet and reach an accord on the budget.".
The West Wing Season 5 Episode 8 Shutdown
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- Stars: Martin Sheen, Allison Janney, John Spencer, Bradley Whitford, Joshua Malina, Alan Alda, Jimmy Smits, Kristin Chenoweth, Mary McCormack
- Director: Thomas Schlamme, Patrick Ward, Kristin Harms, Llewellyn Wells, Alexa Junge, Christopher Misiano, Neal Ahern Jr., Peter Parnell, Kevin Falls, Eli Attie, John Wells, Carol Flint, Andrew Stearn, Peter Noah, Lawrence O'Donnell, Aaron Sorkin, Debora Cahn, Alex Graves, John Sacret Young, Paul Redford
