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A Very English Scandal
71% Match2018TV-141 Season7.1
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.
Starring Hugh Grant, Ben Whishaw, Alex Jennings, Monica Dolan, Jonathan Hyde
By Russell T Davies, John Preston
Episodes
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- Episode 1It is 1960s England, homosexuality is illegal and the politician Jeremy Thorpe begins a whirlwind affair with a young stable hand, Norman Scott. But when the re56m
- Episode 2As Jeremy gets one step closer to becoming prime minister, Norman demands that old promises should be honoured. With the old affair with Norman threatening to d59m
- Episode 3Having survived a bungled attempt on his life, Norman Scott publicly accuses Jeremy Thorpe of being behind a plot to kill him. After years of acrimony between t58m
About A Very English Scandal
Creator
Russell T Davies, John Preston
Cast
Hugh Grant, Ben Whishaw, Alex Jennings, Monica Dolan, Jonathan Hyde
Genres
Drama
Maturity rating
TV-14
Score 7.1 • 2018 • TV Series
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