A Very English Scandal Season 1

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Hugh Grant

Jeremy Thorpe

Age : 63 | Popularity : 30%

Ben Whishaw

Norman Scott

Age : 43 | Popularity : 27%

Alex Jennings

Peter Bessell

Age : 66 | Popularity : 13%

Monica Dolan

Marion Thorpe

Age : 55 | Popularity : 5%

Jonathan Hyde

David Napley

Age : 75 | Popularity : 8%

Jason Watkins

Emlyn Hooson

Age : 57 | Popularity : 8%

Patricia Hodge

Ursula Thorpe

Age : 77 | Popularity : 6%

Naomi Battrick

Diana Stainton

Age : 33 | Popularity : 14%

Episodes

Episode 1

20 May 2018 - Episode 1

It 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 relationship turns sour and Jeremy’s career goes from strength to strength, Norman becomes a secret that Jeremy is desperate to hide…

Episode 2

27 May 2018 - Episode 2

As 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 derail his political career, will Jeremy stop at nothing to silence him?

Episode 3

03 June 2018 - Episode 3

Having 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 them, Norman and Jeremy finally go head to head in court with the world watching.

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Novel	John Preston
Production	Executive Producer	Dominic Treadwell-Collins Lucy Richer Graham Broadbent Peter Czernin Russell T Davies Stephen Frears Diarmuid McKeown
	Producer	Dan Winch
Editing	Editor	Pia Di Ciaula
Sound	Music	Murray Gold
Camera	Director of Photography	Danny Cohen
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