A Very English Scandal (TV series)

A Very English Scandal
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Genre
Based onA Very English Scandal
by John Preston
Written byRussell T Davies
Directed byStephen Frears
Starring
ComposerMurray Gold
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes3
Production
Executive producers
ProducerDan Winch
EditorPia Di Ciaula
Running time55–58 minutes[4][5][6]
Production companyBlueprint Pictures
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release20 May (2018-05-20) –
3 June 2018 (2018-06-03)
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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.[7][8][9][10][11] It is a dramatisation of the 1976–1979 Thorpe affair and more than 15 years of events leading up to it.

The producers followed up A Very English Scandal in 2021 with the series A Very British Scandal, about the Argyll divorce case.[12] On November 20, 2023, it was announced Blueprint will produce a third Scandal series, A Very Royal Scandal based on the infamous Prince Andrew interview with Emily Maitlis.[13]

  1. ^ Houston, Melinda (15 September 2018). "Hugh Grant thoroughly likeable in new BBC comedy A Very English Scandal". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  2. ^ "The makers and stars of A Very English Scandal discuss why comedy is so important to the story". Radio Times. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  3. ^ "The Riveting Tragicomedy of 'A Very English Scandal'". Film School Rejects. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  4. ^ "A Very English Scandal, Series 1, Episode 1". BBC One. BBC. Retrieved 28 April 2022. 3 months left to watch; 56 minutes
  5. ^ "A Very English Scandal, Series 1, Episode 2". BBC One. BBC. Retrieved 28 April 2022. 3 months left to watch; 55 minutes
  6. ^ "A Very English Scandal, Series 1, Episode 3". BBC One. BBC. Retrieved 28 April 2022. 3 months left to watch; 58 minutes; Last on: Tue 11 Dec 2018 22:00
  7. ^ "Ben Whishaw on playing Norman Scott: 'A Very English Scandal rips along like a bizarre comedy!'". What's on TV. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  8. ^ Gilbert, Sophie (3 July 2018). "'A Very English Scandal' Revisits an Affair That's Stranger Than Fiction". The Atlantic. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  9. ^ Mangan, Lucy (20 May 2018). "A Very English Scandal review: funny and confident – like Jeremy Thorpe". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  10. ^ Mitchell, Robert (22 May 2017). "Hugh Grant Returns to British TV for First Time in Nearly 25 Years". Variety.
  11. ^ "A Very English Scandal". BBC Media Centre. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  12. ^ Claire Foy & Paul Bettany To Headline Second Season Of ‘A Very English Scandal’ For BBC/Amazon
  13. ^ "'A Very Royal Scandal': Michael Sheen & Ruth Wilson to Star in Amazon Series Based on Prince Andrew's Notorious Newsnight Interview". 20 November 2023.

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