A Very English Scandal (2018)
Plot.
It's the late 1960s, homosexuality has only just been legalised and Jeremy Thorpe, the leader of the Liberal party, has a secret he's desperate to hide.
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Cast & Crew.
Hugh Grant
Jeremy Thorpe
Ben Whishaw
Norman Scott
Alex Jennings
Peter Bessell
Monica Dolan
Marion Thorpe
Jonathan Hyde
David Napley
Paul Hilton
David Holmes
Andrew French
Sergeant at Arms
Jason Watkins
Emlyn Hooson
Morgan Watkins
Mike Steele
Russell T Davies
Creator / Executive Producer / Writer
John Preston
Creator / Novel
Diarmuid McKeown
Executive Producer
Patricia Hodge
Ursula Thorpe
Naomi Battrick
Diana Stainton
Graham Broadbent
Executive Producer
Dominic Treadwell-Collins
Executive Producer
David Bamber
Lord Arran
Lucy Richer
Executive Producer
Peter Czernin
Executive Producer
Stephen Frears
Executive Producer / Director
Dan Winch
Producer
Murray Gold
Music
Pia Di Ciaula
Editor
Danny Cohen
Director of Photography
Fiona Matthews
Daily Makeup & Hair
Susan Wooldridge
Countess of Arran
John Bett
Lord Kilmuir
Nicholas Blane
Norman Van De Vater
Michelle Fox
Lyn
Daryl McCormack
Luke Mackenzie
Ben Moor
BBC Radio Interviewer
Chris Ashby
Messenger
Patrick Barlow
Capt Myers
Lucy Briggs-Owen
Sue Scott
Michael Culkin
Reginald Maudling
Peter F. Gardiner
David Steel
Charlotte Lucas
Janet Lawrence
Jasmyn Banks
Bridget
Nigel Hastings
Stable Owner
David Palstrom
Welsh Policeman
Pablo Raybould
Auctioneer
Steffan Rhodri
DCS Michael Challes
Adrian Scarborough
George Carman QC
Chris Grahamson
Minehead Constable
Paul Sloss
Stuart Kuttner
Brett Allen
Anthony Johnson
Alex Murdoch
Minehead Magistrate
Joshua Richards
Manchester Policeman
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 20, 2018
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes3
Running Time1h
Content RatingTV-14
Genres
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This TV Show Is About.
based on novel or book
british politics
1960s
closeted homosexual
Miniseries
scandal
lgbt
older man younger man relationship
political scandal
Wiki.
A Very English Scandal is a British historical drama miniseries created and written by Russell T Davies, based on John Preston's 2016 book of the same name. It is a dramatisation of the 1976–1979 Thorpe affair and more than 15 years of events leading up to it.
The producers followed up A Very English Scandal in 2021 with the series A Very British Scandal, about the Argyll divorce case. On November 20, 2023, it was announced Blueprint would produce a third Scandal series, A Very Royal Scandal, based on the infamous Prince Andrew interview with Emily Maitlis.
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