A Very English Scandal (TV series)
| A Very English Scandal | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | A Very English Scandal by John Preston |
| Written by | Russell T Davies |
| Directed by | Stephen Frears |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
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| Production company | Blueprint Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
A Very English Scandal is an upcoming British three-part television miniseries, based on John Preston's novel of the same name, that is set to premiere on BBC One.[1] The miniseries will be a dramatisation of the 1970s Jeremy Thorpe scandal in Britain, in which MP Jeremy Thorpe was tried and acquitted of conspiring to murder his former lover, Norman Scott.
The series will be written by Russell T Davies and directed by Stephen Frears, with actor Hugh Grant starring as Thorpe and Ben Whishaw as Scott. The BBC television drama was first announced on 4 May 2017.[2]
References
- ^ Mitchell, Robert (22 May 2017). "Hugh Grant Returns to British TV for First Time in Nearly 25 Years". Variety.
- ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (21 May 2017). "Hugh Grant To Star In Stephen Frears' 'A Very English Scandal' For BBC One". Deadline.com.
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