A Very English Scandal (TV series)
| A Very English Scandal | |
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Promotional poster | |
| Genre | |
| Based on | A Very English Scandal by John Preston |
| Written by | Russell T Davies |
| Directed by | Stephen Frears |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Murray Gold |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Dan Winch |
| Editor | Pia Di Ciaula |
| Running time | 55–58 minutes |
| Production company | Blueprint Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 20 May – 3 June 2018 |
A Very English Scandal is a 2018 British historical drama miniseries created and written by Russell T Davies, based on John Preston's 2016 book of the same name. It is a dramatisation of the 1976–1979 Thorpe affair 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. On November 20, 2023, it was announced Blueprint would produce a third Scandal series, A Very Royal Scandal, based on the infamous Prince Andrew interview with Emily Maitlis.