A Very English Scandal
2018
📺 1 Season
🎬 3 Episodes
📅 Ended
🌐 EN
⏱️ 60 min/episode
Drama
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.
Where to Watch (US)
Stream
Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Seasons
Season 1
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.
Cast
Crew
Producer
Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, Diarmuid McKeown
Network
BBC One
Production
Blueprint Television, BBC
Keywords
based on novel or bookscandalbritish politicslgbtolder man younger man relationship1960spolitical scandalcloseted homosexual