A Very English Scandal
2018 Drama 1 season
TMDB rating 7.1/10 Ended
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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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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TMDB rating 7.6/10
Cast and details
Hugh GrantJeremy Thorpe
Ben WhishawNorman Scott
Alex JenningsPeter Bessell
Monica DolanMarion Thorpe
Jonathan HydeDavid Napley
Jason WatkinsEmlyn Hooson
Patricia HodgeUrsula Thorpe
Naomi BattrickDiana Stainton
David BamberLord Arran
Blake HarrisonAndrew 'Gino' Newton
Paul HiltonDavid Holmes
Michele DotriceEdna Friendship
- Created by
- Russell T Davies, John Preston
- Network
- BBC One
- First aired
- May 20, 2018
- Latest episode
- Jun 3, 2018
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