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A Very English Scandal is a British three-part comedy-drama television serial created and written by Russell T Davies, based on John Preston's 2016 book of the same name. It is a dramatisation of the 1976–1979 Jeremy Thorpe scandal and more than 15 years of events leading up to it.
A Very English Scandal: With Hugh Grant, Ben Whishaw, Alex Jennings, Patricia Hodge. British Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe is accused of conspiracy to murder his gay ex-lover and forced to stand trial in 1979.
- (16K)
- 2018-06-29
- Biography, Comedy, Crime
- 56
A Very British Scandal: Created by Sarah Phelps. With Claire Foy, Paul Bettany, Olwen May, Albertine Kotting McMillan. The story of events surrounding the notorious divorce of the Duke and Duchess of Argyll during the 1960s.
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- 2022-04-22
- Drama, History
- 59
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.
Hugh Grant stars as Jeremy Thorpe, a politician who conspired to murder his ex-lover in 1979. Based on a true story, the series explores the dark secrets and cover-ups in the British establishment.
- (70)
- Stephen Frears
- TV-14
- Hugh Grant
Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw impress in A Very English Scandal, an equally absorbing and appalling look at British politics and society. Read Critics Reviews
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Watch the full series of A Very English Scandal, a drama based on the true story of Jeremy Thorpe, the leader of the Liberal party, and his affair with Norman Scott. The series explores the scandal that threatened to ruin Thorpe's political career in the late 1960s.
