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11-05-2018, 12:53 PM
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A Very English Scandal - New BBC drama

A Very English Scandal begins on BBC One on 20 May at 21:00 BST.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-43807112

A gay affair, a bungled plot and a dead dog on Exmoor were the ingredients of what came to be dubbed "the trial of the century".

At its centre was Jeremy Thorpe - leader of the Liberal Party, a pillar of the establishment and the first British politician to be tried for conspiracy and incitement to murder.

Now, almost 40 years on from Thorpe's sensational acquittal, the story behind the case is being retold in a three-part BBC drama.
Bunnies, Rinka and pillow-biting - I remember it well .....
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11-05-2018, 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Omah ->

Bunnies, Rinka and pillow-biting - I remember it well .....
So do I and I don't think I want to go through it all again...
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20-05-2018, 10:50 AM
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Fact based drama staring Hugh Grant as Jeremy Thorpe starts tonight on BBC1. Should be interesting.
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20-05-2018, 01:09 PM
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Ooh that sounds like a good un!
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20-05-2018, 01:38 PM
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it looks to be good

Im too young to remember the real life story behind it

Then after that finishes, The Handmaids Tale on C4
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20-05-2018, 01:42 PM
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A Very English Scandal begins on BBC One on 20 May at 21:00 BST.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-43807112



Bunnies, Rinka and pillow-biting - I remember it well .....
Wasn’t there also something about greasing liberally?
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20-05-2018, 01:44 PM
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Just had a quick look and Grant is unrecognisable as Thorpe..He's lost a lot of weight for the part and the make-up's great...will give it a whirl to see if it catches My interest.
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20-05-2018, 01:50 PM
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Yes, I've put this on to record.

I shall be particularly interested to learn why he was acquitted.
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20-05-2018, 03:11 PM
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Friends in high places?
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20-05-2018, 10:28 PM
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I watched it tonight and was absolutely riveted. Hugh Grant was brilliant ... Cant wait for the next episode.

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-r...-jeremy-thorpe
 
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