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A Very English Scandal

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Starring Golden Globe-nominated actor Hugh Grant and based on a true story, "A Very English Scandal" tells the story of Jeremy Thorpe, a member of Parliament who, in 1979, was tried and later acquitted of conspiring to murder his ex-lover, Norman Scott. Beginning in the 1960s, Thorpe is the leader of the Liberal Party, the youngest head of a political party in 100 years. But he is hiding an affair with a man at a time when homosexuality is still illegal. When Scott threatens to reveal the affair, Thorpe decides upon a plan of action that eventually exposes the scandal and leads to a watershed moment in British social and political life, illuminating the level of dark secrets and cover-ups in the British establishment.
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Miniseries 97% 2018 Details

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Hugh Grant

Jeremy Thorpe

Ben Whishaw

Norman Scott

Alex Jennings

Peter Bessell

David Bamber

Lord Arran

Jason Watkins

Emlyn Hooson

Patricia Hodge

Ursula Thorpe

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Synopsis Starring Golden Globe-nominated actor Hugh Grant and based on a true story, "A Very English Scandal" tells the story of Jeremy Thorpe, a member of Parliament who, in 1979, was tried and later acquitted of conspiring to murder his ex-lover, Norman Scott. Beginning in the 1960s, Thorpe is the leader of the Liberal Party, the youngest head of a political party in 100 years. But he is hiding an affair with a man at a time when homosexuality is still illegal. When Scott threatens to reveal the affair, Thorpe decides upon a plan of action that eventually exposes the scandal and leads to a watershed moment in British social and political life, illuminating the level of dark secrets and cover-ups in the British establishment.
Director
Stephen Frears
Executive Producer
Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, Diarmuid McKeown, Dominic Treadwell-Collins, Lucy Richer, Russell T. Davies, Stephen Frears
Screenwriter
John Preston, Russell T. Davies
Network
BBC
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date
May 20, 2018