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A Very English Scandal

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  • 84   Metascore
  • 2018-2018
  • 1 Season
  • Amazon Prime Video
  • Documentary, Comedy, Suspense, Drama
  • TV-14
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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.

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Hugh Grant
Jeremy Thorpe
Ben Whishaw
Norman Scott
Alex Jennings
Peter Bessell

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Episode 1

Episode #1.1

Fri, Jun 29, 201856 mins

In 1965 Jeremy Thorpe, a successful Liberal MP and in line for the party's leadership, tells his friend Peter Bessell how, four years earlier, he met the handsome stable boy Norman Josiffe. Jeremy takes the homeless youngster in to repay an act of kindness and a sexual relationship follows. However Norman feels used, threatening to expose Jeremy, and Peter is sent to pacify him. Whilst progressives attempt to legalize homosexuality in parliament Jeremy plans a smoke-screen by marrying Caroline but Norman, his surname changed to Scott and a leading fashion model, still poses a threat. As a result Jeremy considers drastic action to silence him.

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Awards

  • 2019 - Golden Globe - Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television - nominated
  • 2019 - Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television - winner
  • 2019 - Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television - nominated
  • 2019 - Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series - nominated

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