A Very English Scandal: the true story behind BBC drama on Jeremy Thorpe

Three-part drama recounts the former politician's rise and fall as well as changing attitudes in British society

A very British scandal
Hugh Grant as Jeremy Thorpe and Ben Whishaw as Norman Scott
(Image credit: BBC)

BBC One’s A Very English Scandal concluded last night, just as police have been revisiting the case in real life.

The dramatic retelling of the 1970s scandal involving former Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe was described by The Daily Telegraph as the “best drama of the year so far”.

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