A Very English Scandal - Miniseries

Run Time: 60 mins
Air Date: Sun, 20 May 2018
Average Rating: ⭐ 7.092 (158 votes)
BBC OneThe 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.
3 Episodes

Episode 1
Season 1 - Episode 1
It is 1960s England, homosexuality is illegal and the politician Jeremy Thorpe begins a whirlwind affair with a young stable hand, Norman Sc...

Episode 2
Season 1 - 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 Nor...

Episode 3
Season 1 - 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 o...