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A Very English Scandal

Drama2018TV-143 episodes1 seasonMiniseries

First aired: 2018-05-20

Synopsis

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.

Creators

Russell T DaviesJohn Preston

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STREAM

Amazon Prime Video2 Seasons 4K

Casting

Alex Jennings
Peter Bessell
Hugh Grant
Jeremy Thorpe
Ben Whishaw
Norman Scott
Monica Dolan
Marion Thorpe
Patricia Hodge
Ursula Thorpe
Jason Watkins
Emlyn Hooson
David Bamber
Lord Arran
Naomi Battrick
Diana Stainton
Jonathan Hyde
David Napley

Miniseries

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.