Английская Википедия:A Very English Scandal (TV series)

Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Confuse Шаблон:Infobox television A Very English Scandal is a British three-part comedy-drama serial created and written by Russell T Davies, based on John Preston's 2016 book of the same name.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] It is a dramatisation of the 1976–1979 Jeremy Thorpe scandal 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.^[6] 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.^[7]

Plot

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In 1965, Jeremy Thorpe, a Liberal Member of Parliament, must contend with disgruntled ex-lover Norman Josiffe, whom he met in 1961 and had a relationship with for several years. Thorpe had met Norman when the latter was a 21-year-old stable boy in Oxfordshire and wrote many letters to him, which Norman kept. Norman, who could never quite hold down a job, particularly not after having lost his National Insurance card, was unstable and had a penchant for drama and self-expression, both of which proved increasingly hard to deal with. When Thorpe grew tired of Norman and insisted that he leave the house he had arranged and paid for in London, the young man began to make threats. Thorpe fears exposure and the end of his political career. His fellow Liberal MP, Peter Bessell, keeps Norman silent for the time being with small amounts of money. Norman also requests a new National Insurance card from Thorpe but his request is denied since it would link Thorpe to Norman.

By 1968, Thorpe has been elected as the Leader of the Liberal Party and is the youngest man to lead the party in a century. He marries naive young Caroline Allpass and they have a baby boy. Norman has become more unstable; going by the name Norman Scott, although he gets on well with horses and dogs, he fails to keep a job or relationship, drinks too much and uses drugs. He calls Caroline and tells her about his past romance with her husband. She is stunned by this revelation.

Caroline dies in 1970, after swerving into on-coming traffic; Thorpe mourns her death. Bessell moves to the United States to escape his financial troubles. Norman continues trying to get a new National Insurance card and have his story be heard but with no success. Thorpe considers having him killed but the plans are repeatedly postponed.

In 1973, Thorpe marries Marion Stein, Countess of Harewood and continues to climb the political ladder. Unfortunately, Thorpe encounters Norman by chance, panics and tells David Holmes (an old friend from Oxford) to arrange for Norman's murder. Andrew Newton is hired for £10,000. He tries and fails spectacularly, only killing Norman's dog. Norman immediately reports the crime to the police and is convinced it was ordered by Thorpe.

This results in the 1976–1979 Thorpe affair. Newton is put on trial and convicted of attempting to do harm to Norman. Soon afterwards, Norman requests from the police two letters from Thorpe he had given them in the 1960s. Thorpe decides to forestall Norman by publishing the letters himself with his own version of events and resigns as Leader of the Liberal Party in May 1976. He runs for re-election to Parliament but loses his North Devon seat to Tony Speller of the Conservatives.

Thorpe, Holmes and two other accused co-conspirators are put on trial for conspiring to murder Norman. Thorpe hires George Carman, a combative lawyer, to defend him. In May 1979, the trial begins and the media reports its every detail. Norman testifies, explaining that what he mainly wants is his National Insurance card and to have his story acknowledged. Chief Justice Cantley is flagrantly biased and sides with Thorpe in his instructions to the jury, which finds Thorpe and his co-conspirators not guilty.

The end credits note that Thorpe never held another public office. He and Marion remained married until her death in March 2014 and Thorpe died nine months later. Bessell remained in the United States until his death in 1985. Norman is still alive, owns 11 dogs and still does not have a National Insurance card.

Cast and characters

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Hugh Grant as Jeremy Thorpe
Ben Whishaw as Norman Josiffe/Norman Scott
Alex Jennings as Peter Bessell
Patricia Hodge as Ursula Thorpe
Monica Dolan as Marion Thorpe
Paul Hilton as David Holmes
Jonathan Hyde as David Napley
Eve Myles as Gwen Parry-Jones
David Bamber as Arthur Gore, 8th Earl of Arran
Jason Watkins as Emlyn Hooson
Blake Harrison as Andrew Newton
Michelle Fox as Lyn
Adrian Scarborough as George Carman
Michele Dotrice as Edna Friendship
Alice Orr-Ewing as Caroline Allpass
Michael Culkin as Reggie Maudling
Susan Wooldridge as Fiona Gore, Countess of Arran
Anthony O'Donnell as Leo Abse
Naomi Battrick as Diana Stainton
Dyfan Dwyfor as George Deakin

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Episodes

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Production

Development

The first series was written by Russell T Davies and directed by Stephen Frears, with Hugh Grant starring as Thorpe and Ben Whishaw as Scott. The BBC television drama was first announced on 4 May 2017, with Grant already cast as Thorpe.^[8] Ben Whishaw was announced to join the cast in August,^[9] and the rest of the cast was announced in October.^[10] Along with the further casting announcement, Amazon took the US rights for the show.^[10]

Filming

Filming took place in London, Manchester, Buckinghamshire, Devon, Hertfordshire and South Wales.^[11] Although scenes were filmed outside the Houses of Parliament, the inner courts, interior hallways and staircase were represented by Manchester Town Hall, which is built in the same Gothic Revival style as the Palace of Westminster.^[11] The offices of Thorpe and other MPs were created at Bulstrode Park, a vacant country house in Buckinghamshire. The grounds of Bulstrode were also used for the night time assassination attempt scene set on Exmoor.^[11]

The town of Hertford was used as a stand-in for 1970s Barnstaple, while Saunton Sands in North Devon stood in for the California beach where Peter Bessell (Alex Jennings) lives in a seaside shack.^[11] Bridgend in South Wales stood in for Dublin, while Norman's period living in Wales was filmed in and around Monknash. The show was able to film in the lobby and exterior of the Old Bailey in London, where the show's climactic scenes take place. A Very English Scandal was the first production ever to be granted permission to film in Court One of the Old Bailey but they had to decline because of tight time restrictions and filmed the court scenes at a courthouse in Kingston upon Thames.^[11]

Release

The series premiered on BBC One on 20 May 2018 and on Amazon Prime on 29 June 2018.^[12] The DVD was released on 2 July 2018.^[13]

Critical reception

A Very English Scandal received very positive reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds an approval rating of 97% based on 68 reviews, with an average rating of 8.80/10. Rotten Tomatoes's critical consensus reads, "Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw impress in A Very English Scandal, an equally absorbing and appalling look at British politics and society".^[14] Metacritic gives the miniseries a weighted average rating of 84 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".^[15] In 2019, the series was ranked 76th on The Guardian's list of the 100 best TV shows of the 21st century.^[16]

The real Norman Scott spoke out about the show's characterisation of him and its portrayal of his life. He told the Irish News that "Artistic license is fine but this isn't my story. And there's nothing funny about someone trying to kill you...I'm portrayed as this poor, mincing, little gay person ... I also come across as a weakling and I've never been a weakling".^[17]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
Шаблон:Center	British Society of Cinematographers	Best Cinematography in a Television Drama	Danny Cohen	Шаблон:Nom	^[18]
	British Society of Cinematographers	Operators Award – Television Drama	Iain MacKay	Шаблон:Nom	^[19]
	PinkNews Awards	Drama		Шаблон:Won	^[20]
	Rose d'Or	Limited Series and TV Movie		Шаблон:Won	^[21]
Шаблон:Center	Banff World Media Festival	Best Limited Series (Rockie Award)		Шаблон:Nom	^[22]
	British Academy Cymru Awards	Best Writer	Russell T Davies	Шаблон:Won	^[23]
	British Academy Television Awards	Best Mini-Series	Russell T Davies, Stephen Frears, Dominic Treadwell-Collins, and Dan Winch	Шаблон:Nom	^[24]
		Best Leading Actor	Hugh Grant	Шаблон:Nom
		Best Supporting Actor	Ben Whishaw	Шаблон:Won
		Best Supporting Actress	Monica Dolan	Шаблон:Nom
	British Academy Television Craft Awards	Best Director – Fiction	Stephen Frears	Шаблон:Won	^[25]
		Best Writer – Fiction	Russell T Davies	Шаблон:Nom
		Best Costume Design	Suzanne Cave	Шаблон:Won
		Best Editing – Fiction	Pia Di Ciaula	Шаблон:Won
		Best Make Up and Hair Design	Daniel Phillips	Шаблон:Nom
		Best Original Music	Murray Gold	Шаблон:Nom
		Best Production Design	Helen Scott	Шаблон:Nom
		Best Sound – Fiction	Sound Team	Шаблон:Nom
	Broadcast Awards	Best Drama Series or Serial		Шаблон:Won	^[26]
	Broadcasting Press Guild Awards	Best Single Drama/Mini-Series		Шаблон:Won	^[27] ^[28]
		Best Actor	Hugh Grant	Шаблон:Won
		Best Actor	Ben Whishaw	Шаблон:Nom
		Best Writer	Russell T Davies	Шаблон:Won
	Canadian Cinema Editors Awards	Best Editing in Television Movie or Mini-Series	Pia Di Ciaula	Шаблон:Nom	^[29]
	Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Limited Series		Шаблон:Nom	^[30]
		Best Actor in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series	Hugh Grant	Шаблон:Nom
		Best Supporting Actor in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series	Ben Whishaw	Шаблон:Won
	Dorian Awards	LGBTQ TV Show of the Year		Шаблон:Nom	^[31]
		TV Performance of the Year — Actor	Hugh Grant	Шаблон:Nom
		TV Performance of the Year — Actor	Ben Whishaw	Шаблон:Nom
	GLAAD Media Awards	Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series		Шаблон:Nom	^[32]
	Golden Globe Awards	Best Limited Series or Television Film		Шаблон:Nom	^[33]
		Best Actor – Limited Series or Television Film	Hugh Grant	Шаблон:Nom
		Best Supporting Actor – Series, Limited Series or Television Film	Ben Whishaw	Шаблон:Won
	Golden Nymph Awards	Outstanding Long Fiction Program		Шаблон:Nom	^[34]
	Golden Nymph Awards	Outstanding Actor in a Long Fiction Program	Hugh Grant	Шаблон:Nom	^[34]
	Online Film & Television Association Awards	Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Limited Series	Hugh Grant	Шаблон:Nom	^[35]
		Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture or Limited Series	Ben Whishaw	Шаблон:Runner-up
		Best Writing of a Motion Picture or Limited Series		Шаблон:Nom
		Best Costume Design in a Non-Series		Шаблон:Nom
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie	Hugh Grant	Шаблон:Nom	^[36]
		Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie	Ben Whishaw	Шаблон:Won
		Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special	Stephen Frears	Шаблон:Nom
		Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special	Russell T Davies	Шаблон:Nom
	Royal Television Society Awards	Best Mini-Series		Шаблон:Won	^[37]
		Best Actor – Male	Ben Whishaw	Шаблон:Nom
		Best Writer – Drama	Russell T Davies	Шаблон:Nom
	Royal Television Society Craft & Design Awards	Best Director – Drama	Stephen Frears	Шаблон:Won	^[38]
		Best Editing – Drama	Pia Di Ciaula	Шаблон:Nom
		Best Make Up Design – Drama	Daniel Phillips	Шаблон:Nom
		Best Music – Original Score	Murray Gold	Шаблон:Won
	Satellite Awards	Best Miniseries		Шаблон:Nom	^[39]
		Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television	Hugh Grant	Шаблон:Nom
		Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television	Ben Whishaw	Шаблон:Nom
	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie	Hugh Grant	Шаблон:Nom	^[40]
	South Bank Sky Arts Awards	TV Drama		Шаблон:Won	^[41]
	Television and Radio Industries Club Awards	Best Drama Programme		Шаблон:Won	^[42]
	USC Scripter Awards	Television	Russell T Davies; Based on the book by John Preston	Шаблон:Won	^[43]
	Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards	Best Short Form TV Drama	Russell T Davies	Шаблон:Won	^[44]

References

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External links

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