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Series Cast Summary
| Hugh Grant | ... |
Jeremy Thorpe
(3 episodes, 2018)
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| Ben Whishaw | ... |
Norman Scott
(3 episodes, 2018)
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| Alex Jennings | ... |
Peter Bessell
(3 episodes, 2018)
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| Patricia Hodge | ... |
Ursula Thorpe
(3 episodes, 2018)
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| Paul Hilton | ... |
David Holmes
(2 episodes, 2018)
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| Naomi Battrick | ... |
Diana Stainton
(2 episodes, 2018)
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Andrew French | ... |
Sergeant at Arms
(2 episodes, 2018)
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| Morgan Watkins | ... |
Mike Steele
(2 episodes, 2018)
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| Jason Watkins | ... |
Emlyn Hooson
(2 episodes, 2018)
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| Monica Dolan | ... |
Marion Thorpe
(2 episodes, 2018)
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| Blake Harrison | ... |
Andrew 'Gino' Newton
(2 episodes, 2018)
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| Alice Orr-Ewing | ... |
Caroline Allpass
(2 episodes, 2018)
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| Flora Montgomery | ... |
Diane Kelly
(2 episodes, 2018)
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| Michele Dotrice | ... |
Edna Friendship
(2 episodes, 2018)
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| Nick Malinowski | ... |
Returning Officer
(2 episodes, 2018)
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| Rhys Parry Jones | ... |
John Le Mesurier
(2 episodes, 2018)
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Dyfan Dwyfor | ... |
George Deakin
(2 episodes, 2018)
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Caleb Roberts | ... |
Daniel Badwah
(2 episodes, 2018)
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| Marianne Oldham | ... |
Stella Levy
(2 episodes, 2018)
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| Arabella Neale | ... |
Jeremy's Secretary
(2 episodes, 2018)
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Chris Grahamson | ... |
Minehead Constable
(1 episode, 2018)
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Chris Ashby | ... |
Messenger
(1 episode, 2018)
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Patrick Barlow | ... |
Captain Myers
(1 episode, 2018)
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| Nicholas Blane | ... |
Norman Van De Vater
(1 episode, 2018)
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Lucy Briggs-Owen | ... |
Sue Scott
(1 episode, 2018)
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| Jonathan Hyde | ... |
David Napley
(1 episode, 2018)
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| Anthony O'Donnell | ... |
Leo Abse
(1 episode, 2018)
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John Bett | ... |
Lord Kilmuir
(1 episode, 2018)
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| Paul Sloss | ... |
Stuart Kuttner
(1 episode, 2018)
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| David Bamber | ... |
Lord Arran
(1 episode, 2018)
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| Brett Allen | ... |
Anthony Johnson
(1 episode, 2018)
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| Eve Myles | ... |
Gwen Parry-Jones
(1 episode, 2018)
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| Susan Wooldridge | ... |
Countess of Arran
(1 episode, 2018)
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| Steffan Rhodri | ... |
D.C.S Michael Challes
(1 episode, 2018)
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Peter F. Gardiner | ... |
David Steel
(1 episode, 2018)
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| Michael Culkin | ... |
Reginald Maudling
(1 episode, 2018)
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| Ben Moor | ... |
BBC Radio Interviewer
(1 episode, 2018)
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| David Palmstrom | ... |
Welsh Policeman
(1 episode, 2018)
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| Michelle Fox | ... |
Lyn
(1 episode, 2018)
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| Alex Murdoch | ... |
Minehead Magistrate
(1 episode, 2018)
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| Daryl McCormack | ... |
Luke Mackenzie
(1 episode, 2018)
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Joshua Richards | ... |
Manchester Policeman
(1 episode, 2018)
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| Adrian Scarborough | ... |
George Carman Q.C
(1 episode, 2018)
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| Nicola Goodchild | ... |
New Returning Officer
(1 episode, 2018)
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| Nigel Hastings | ... |
Stable Owner
(1 episode, 2018)
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| Patrick Marber | ... |
Peter Taylor Q.C
(1 episode, 2018)
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| Fisayo Akinade | ... |
Clive Otunde
(1 episode, 2018)
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| Paul Freeman | ... |
Sir Joseph Cantley
(1 episode, 2018)
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Pablo Raybould | ... |
Auctioneer
(1 episode, 2018)
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| Jasmyn Banks | ... |
Bridget
(1 episode, 2018)
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Production Companies
Distributors
- Amazon Instant Video (2019) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- Amazon Prime Video (2018) (United States) (video)
- BBC One (United Kingdom) (tv)
- DabeiTV (2021) (Germany) (tv)
- MagentaTV (2019) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- Maxdome Store (2019) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- Maxdome (2019) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- Nova Cinema (2018) (Greece) (tv)
- ONE (2023) (Germany) (tv)
- ORF 1 (2023) (Austria) (tv)
- ORF Eins (2023) (Austria) (tv)
- Sony Channel (2019) (Germany) (tv)
- Tele 5 TM-TV (2020) (Germany) (tv)
- Tele 5 (2020) (Germany) (tv)
- Videoload (2019) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2018) (Finland) (tv)
- Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) (2023) (Germany) (tv)
- iTunes (2019) (Germany) (tv)
- Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) (2023) (Austria) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Audiolink Radio Communications (walkie talkies)
- Casting Collective (extras casting)
- Chesterfield Insurance Brokers (insurance)
- Coach House Studios (mobile digital lab)
- HireWorks (post-production facilities)
- Panavision (camera equipment provided by)
- Setkeeper (pre-production software by)
- The Morrison Studio (main and end titles by)
- The Movie Lot (location security)
- The Movie Lot (traffic management)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
What is known as the Thorpe affair, centered on the at the time clandestine homosexual affair between Liberal MP and later Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe and stable boy Norman Scott, that affair when sodomy was still illegal in Britain, is the main feature of the story presented. The story culminates in 1979 with Jeremy put on trial for conspiracy and incitement to murder, the attempt on Norman's life all in an effort to rid him from Jeremy's life in his aspiration to become British Prime Minister at whatever cost, part of that cost being to remain in the closet despite having men on the side throughout his adult life. The imbalance between Jeremy and Norman both during their relationship and in their adversarial battle after the end of that relationship is also shown, older, ambitious Jeremy, from a proper English background, part of the establishment, and younger Norman, from the disadvantaged class, he who also suffered from clinical psychological issues, having nothing to lose in not being afraid to be loud and queer regardless of what the general public thought of him. Much of that struggle was Norman's simple want for a replacement National Insurance card to be able to work and receive benefits, his original card which he "lost" in a measure to protect Jeremy from potentially being outed. Written by Huggo |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | During an interview on NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday, interviewer Scott Simon remarked to Hugh Grant that before making this movie, Grant and Ben Whishaw had also just worked together on Paddington 2 (2017), and Grant replied, "Well, I mean, it is weird that I have in effect spent the last three years trying to either kill or have sex with Ben Whishaw in one way or another." See more » |
| Goofs | When Holmes is at home in 1975 and the telephone rings they are watching the Fawlty Towers episode 'Basil The Rat'. This was actually part of the second series of Fawlty Towers and was not broadcast until 25 October 1979. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in A Very English Scandal: Introducing (2018). See more » |