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A Very English Scandal (2018)

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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

Director
  • Profile picture of Hugh Grant
    Jeremy Thorpe Hugh Grant
  • Profile picture of Ben Whishaw
    Norman Scott Ben Whishaw
  • Profile picture of Alex Jennings
    Peter Bessell Alex Jennings
  • Profile picture of Monica Dolan
    Marion Thorpe Monica Dolan
  • Profile picture of Jonathan Hyde
    David Napley Jonathan Hyde
  • Profile picture of Jason Watkins
    Emlyn Hooson Jason Watkins
  • Profile picture of Patricia Hodge
    Ursula Thorpe Patricia Hodge
  • Profile picture of Naomi Battrick
    Diana Stainton Naomi Battrick

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Miniseries

2018

3 episodes

Season 1 of A Very English Scandal premiered on May 20, 2018

The shocking true story of the first British politician to stand trial for conspiracy to murder. Jeremy Thorpe (Hugh Grant), the leader of the Liberal party, has a secret he's desperate to hide. His ex-lover Norman Scott (Ben Whishaw) is putting Thorpe's brilliant political career at risk so Thorpe schemes and deceives until he realizes there’s only one way to silence Scott for good.

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Keywords

  • based on novel or book
  • scandal
  • british politics
  • lgbt
  • older man younger man relationship
  • 1960s
  • political scandal
  • closeted homosexual