A Very English Scandal is an Amazon mini series based on a dramatization of who?

A Very English Scandal is an Amazon miniseries dramatizing the story of British politician Jeremy Thorpe.

The three-part 2018 series focuses on the scandal surrounding Thorpe, who led Britain’s Liberal Party from 1967 to 1976. The drama follows his past relationship with Norman Scott, whose allegations and later legal troubles threatened Thorpe’s political career. Thorpe was eventually tried for conspiracy to murder Scott and was acquitted in 1979.

Hugh Grant plays Thorpe, while Ben Whishaw portrays Scott. Russell T Davies wrote the adaptation, which was directed by Stephen Frears and based on John Preston’s 2016 nonfiction book, A Very English Scandal. The series combines political drama, black comedy, and true crime.

The title can cause confusion because the show is sometimes described simply as a dramatization of the “Thorpe affair.” That is accurate, but Jeremy Thorpe is the central public figure and the canonical answer to the quiz question. The series is not a documentary, and its presentation uses dramatic reconstruction.