A Very English Scandal (TV series)

A Very English Scandal
Promotional poster
Genre
Based onA Very English Scandal
by John Preston
Written byRussell T Davies
Directed byStephen Frears
Starring
ComposerMurray Gold
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes3
Production
Executive producers
ProducerDan Winch
EditorPia Di Ciaula
Running time55–58 minutes
Production companyBlueprint Television
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release20 May (2018-05-20) 
3 June 2018 (2018-06-03)

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.