A Very English Scandal
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | A Very English Scandal |
| Original title | A Very English Scandal |
| Country of production | United Kingdom |
| original language | English |
| year | 2018 |
| Production company |
Sony Pictures Television , Blueprint Pictures |
| length | 56 minutes |
| Episodes | 3 in 1 season |
| genre | Dramedy |
| idea | Russell T Davies |
| music | Murray Gold |
| First broadcast | May 20, 2018 (UK) on BBC One |
| German-language first broadcast |
September 19, 2019 on DVD / VoD / Sony Channel |
| occupation | |
A Very English Scandal is a British miniseries based on the transmitter on May 20, 2018 BBC One its premiere celebrated. It is based on the eponymous True Crime - historical novel by the English writer John Preston , who has appeared in the 2016th It extends over a period of 18 years and deals with the so-called Thorpe Affair, a political scandal from the 1970s , in which the British Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe was mainly involved.
The three episodes of the series were directed by Stephen Frears , the script was written by Russell T Davies . They were broadcast on BBC One on May 20, May 27 and June 3, and have been available on Prime Video in several countries since June 29, 2018 .
A Very English Scandal was broadcast in German on the Sony Channel on September 19, 2019 and was also released on DVD and various VoD media libraries on the same day. On August 22, 2020, the series had its free TV premiere on Tele 5 in Germany.
action
In 1961, Jeremy Thorpe , a member of the British Parliament , met a young man named Norman Josiffe . He works as a stable boy in Oxfordshire and likes Jeremy straight away. He wrote several love letters to Norman, who soon moved to live with him in London . Since Norman does not have a social security card and can therefore not pursue a long-term, registered job, he becomes increasingly unstable and he also tends to be melodramatic and self-portrayal , which puts a strain on his relationship with Jeremy. The two finally split up after several years. Norman is extremely angry about this and gives all the letters that Jeremy had written him to the police.
Four years later, Jeremy is blackmailed by his former lover, who threatens to publicize their relationship. Jeremy fears the end of his career and persuades his colleague Peter Bessell to transfer larger amounts of money to Norman. He also requires a new social security card, but Jeremy refuses, as this could possibly establish a connection between them.
In 1968 Jeremy was elected party chairman, and he is also the youngest man in a century to hold this office. He marries the young, naive Caroline Allpass, and the two soon become parents of a son. Meanwhile, Norman, who now bears the surname Scott, is unable to stay in a job or relationship. He is an alcoholic and a drug addict . His only bright spot are horses and dogs , which he occasionally looks after. Since he is angry with Jeremy, he calls Caroline and tells her about his love affair with her husband, she accepts this confession in disbelief, but remains with Jeremy.
Two years later, Caroline dies in a car accident . As he mourns his wife, Jeremy considers having Norman murdered . However, these plans are repeatedly postponed due to temporal circumstances. Norman tries again to apply for a social security card, but fails at the responsible office due to the stubbornness and ignorance of the employees. Peter Bessell got into financial difficulties because of the payments to Norman and has therefore moved to the United States .
In 1973, Jeremy married Marion Stein, a noblewoman and Countess of Harewood, which promotes him in the political hierarchy . When Jeremy meets Norman by chance on the street some time later, he panics and assigns David Holmes, a former fellow student in Oxford , to kill Normans. This is the task to Andrew Newton on, the for 10,000 pounds gets. However, Newton fails miserably and only manages to let Norman's dog die. Norman immediately reports the crime to the police and is convinced that Jeremy had something to do with it.
In 1976 the so-called Thorpe Affair took place. Jeremy is convicted of attempted harm to Norman. When he asks the police to give him two of Norman's love letters, Jeremy himself has them published and gives an opinion on their content. In May he resigned from the office of party chairman, and he also lost his seat in parliament to Anthony Speller , a member of the Conservative party .
Three years later, Jeremy, David, and two other co-defendants face trial for a murder conspiracy . Your defense will be taken over by George Carmen , who is known for his relentless pleading and interviewing witnesses. The press participates in the process with great interest and does not leave out even the smallest details in its reporting. Norman says on the witness stand that he only demands two things: a social security card and that his story be heard. The biased Judge Cantley cares little. He influences the jury in favor of Jeremys, who find him and his co-conspirators not guilty.
In the credits it is mentioned what happened to those involved: Jeremy Thorpe, who never again held a public office, spent the rest of his life with Marion Stein until her death on March 6, 2014, he died on December 4 of the same year. Peter Bessell lived in the USA until his death in 1985. Norman Josiffe now lives with eleven dogs and still does not have a social security card.
occupation
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Thorpe | Hugh Grant | Patrick Winczewski |
| Norman Josiffe / Norman Scott | Ben Whishaw | Tobias Nath |
| Marion Thorpe | Monica Dolan | Elisabeth Günther |
| Caroline Allpass | Alice Orr-Ewing | Angela Wiederhut |
| Peter Bessell | Alex Jennings | Walter von Hauff |
| David Napley | Jonathan Hyde | Erich Ludwig |
| Gwen Parry-Jones | Eve Myles | Claudia Lössl |
| Arthur Gore, 8th Earl of Arran | David Bamber | |
| Emlyn Hooson | Jason Watkins | |
| Diana Stainton | Naomi Battrick | |
| David Holmes | Paul Hilton | Jakob Riedl |
| Andrew Newton | Blake Harrison | |
| Lyn | Michelle Fox | |
| George Carman | Adrian Scarborough | Kai Taschner |
| Ursula Thorpe | Patricia Hodge | Marion Hartmann |
| Edna Friendship | Michele Dotrice | Anita Höfer |
| Reggie Maudling | Michael Dulkin | Jochen Striebeck |
| Fiona Gore | Susan Woolridge | Maria Boehme |
| Leo Abse | Anthony O'Donnell | Claus Brockmeyer |
reception
In the Internet Movie Database, A Very English Scandal received a rating of 7.9 out of ten stars based on 4048 user votes. At Rotten Tomatoes , the series received a critical rating of 97 percent, the average score is 8.77 out of ten points. The user votes result in a rating of 75 percent, the average value here is 3.8 out of five points. At Metacritic , the average critic rating was 84 out of 100 based on 17 votes, the average user rating was 5.7 out of ten based on 52 votes. British newspaper The Guardian put A Very English Scandal in second place in its annual list of the best The 50 best TV shows of 2018 (only surpassed by Killing Eve ).
In an interview with an Irish newspaper, the real Norman Scott expressed a lack of understanding about his portrayal in the series. Although artistic freedom is “all well and good”, the plot is not its story. He also didn't like the funny moments, since there was nothing funny about attempted murder. According to Scott, he was portrayed as a "poor, affected, little gay person" and had never been a pushover, as was seen in A Very English Scandal .
Awards and nominations (selection)
- Nomination : Best Miniseries or TV Movie
- Nomination : Best Actor in a Miniseries or a TV Movie, for Hugh Grant
- Nomination : Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a TV Movie, for Ben Whishaw
- Award : Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series, Miniseries, or Movie for TV, for Ben Whishaw
- Nomination : Best Miniseries or TV Movie
- Nomination : Best Actor in a Miniseries or a TV Movie, for Hugh Grant
Critics' Choice Television Awards 2019
- Award : Best Supporting Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries, for Ben Whishaw
- Nomination : Best TV film or mini-series
- Nomination : Best Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries, for Hugh Grant
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2019
- Nomination : Best Actor in a Miniseries or a TV Movie, for Hugh Grant
British Academy Television Award 2019
- Award : Best Supporting Actor, for Ben Whishaw
- Nomination : Best Miniseries
- Nomination : Best Actor, for Hugh Grant
- Nomination : Best Supporting Actress, for Monica Dolan
- Award : Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a TV Movie, for Ben Whishaw
- Nomination : Best Actor in a Miniseries or a TV Movie, for Hugh Grant
- Nomination : Best Direction in a Miniseries or a TV Movie, for Stephen Frears
- Nomination : Best Screenplay in a Miniseries or TV Movie, for Russell T Davies
Web links
- A Very English Scandal in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- A Very English Scandal at Fernsehserien.de
Itemized list
- ^ Robert Mitchell: Hugh Grant Returns to British TV for First Time in Nearly 25 Years. In: Variety . May 22, 2017, accessed December 21, 2018 .
- ↑ Nancy Tartaglione: Hugh Grant To Star In Stephen Frears' 'A Very English Scandal' For BBC One. In: Deadline.com . May 21, 2017, accessed December 21, 2018 .
- ^ Brian Lowry: Hugh Grant delivers in Amazon's brilliant 'A Very English Scandal'. In: CNN . June 29, 2018, accessed December 21, 2018 .
- ↑ Manuel Weis: “A Very English Scandal” starts in September. In : quotemeter.de . May 7, 2019, accessed May 7, 2019 .
- ↑ Niklas Spitz: Tele5 gets free TV premiere with Hugh Grant. In : quotemeter.de . August 5, 2020, accessed August 6, 2020 .
- ↑ A Very English Scandal: Miniseries - Rotten Tomatoes. In: Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved December 21, 2018 .
- ^ A Very English Scandal. In: Metacritic . Retrieved December 21, 2018 .
- ↑ The 50 best TV shows of 2018: the full list. In: The Guardian . December 21, 2018, accessed June 16, 2019 .
- ↑ Norman Scott criticizes the 'weakling' portrayal in BBC's A Very English Scandal. In: The Irish Times. May 6, 2018, accessed on September 23, 2019 .
- ↑ 2018 Winners. In: pressacademy.com. January 3, 2019, accessed on September 23, 2019 .
- ↑ 2019 Golden Globes: See the Full Winners List. In: Vanity Fair . January 7, 2019, accessed on September 23, 2019 .
- ↑ Henrique DaMour: Critics' Choice Awards 2019: See the full winners list. In: Entertainment Weekly . January 13, 2019, accessed on September 23, 2019 .
- ^ SAG Awards Winners: Complete List. In: Variety. January 27, 2019, accessed on September 23, 2019 .
- ↑ Bafta TV Awards 2019: Full winners and nominees list. In: BBC . May 12, 2019, accessed on September 23, 2019 .
- ↑ Julia Alexander: Emmys 2019: the complete list of winners. In: The Verge . September 22, 2019, accessed on September 23, 2019 .