Norman Scott has condemned his portrayal in the BBC’s A Very English Scandal.
The English model was played by Ben Whishaw in the 2018 miniseries. Whishaw won an Emmy, Bafta, and Golden Globe for his performance.
A Very English Scandal saw Hugh Grant play former Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe, who was acquitted of conspiring with a hitman to kill his alleged ex-lover Scott. Homosexuality was illegal at the time.
Scott appeared on the podcast British Scandal: Jeremy Thorpe, and praised Whishaw’s performance but admitted that he was “very cross” over his portrayal in the drama.
Scott, 83, said: “Ben was being a very good actor, he had met me, he knew me, and I hoped that he would be me…
“I think it was very – I can say it because it’s what I believe – it was a black comedy. It was very unkind. But Ben played me very well.
The English model was played by Ben Whishaw in the 2018 miniseries. Whishaw won an Emmy, Bafta, and Golden Globe for his performance.
A Very English Scandal saw Hugh Grant play former Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe, who was acquitted of conspiring with a hitman to kill his alleged ex-lover Scott. Homosexuality was illegal at the time.
Scott appeared on the podcast British Scandal: Jeremy Thorpe, and praised Whishaw’s performance but admitted that he was “very cross” over his portrayal in the drama.
Scott, 83, said: “Ben was being a very good actor, he had met me, he knew me, and I hoped that he would be me…
“I think it was very – I can say it because it’s what I believe – it was a black comedy. It was very unkind. But Ben played me very well.
- 2/28/2023
- by Annabel Nugent
- The Independent - TV
The queen lives! Well, sort of. The three talented actresses who’ve portrayed (or will portray) Queen Elizabeth II on Netflix’s award-winning royal drama “The Crown” are set to be everywhere this awards season.
Claire Foy, who played the late monarch in the first two seasons of the historical (but not always historically accurate) drama series and won two Emmys, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Golden Globe (2017) for her performance, stars in Sarah Polley’s newest film, “Women Talking.” Adapted from Miriam Toews’ 2018 novel of the same name, the movie follows a group of women from an isolated religious community as they grapple with the realization that they’ve been repeatedly drugged and raped. Slated for a limited theatrical release in December, it has been making the festival rounds since premiering at the Telluride Film Festival in early September. Critics have praised Polley’s direction, as well...
Claire Foy, who played the late monarch in the first two seasons of the historical (but not always historically accurate) drama series and won two Emmys, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Golden Globe (2017) for her performance, stars in Sarah Polley’s newest film, “Women Talking.” Adapted from Miriam Toews’ 2018 novel of the same name, the movie follows a group of women from an isolated religious community as they grapple with the realization that they’ve been repeatedly drugged and raped. Slated for a limited theatrical release in December, it has been making the festival rounds since premiering at the Telluride Film Festival in early September. Critics have praised Polley’s direction, as well...
- 11/9/2022
- by Kaitlin Thomas
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: Claire Foy, who won two Emmy Awards when she ascended to The Crown as Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, is having none of it — sympathy that is — for Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll, a society beauty whom she portrays, to the manner born, in the BBC1/Amazon Prime miniseries A Very British Scandal. The series replays the socialite’s scandalous 1963 divorce case from her husband Ian Campbell, the 11th Duke of Argyll, played as a rum sort of aristocrat by Paul Bettany.
Unfairly, or not, Margaret was labelled as The Duchess of Debauchery. The case was the Amber Heard-Johnny Depp court case of its day, with bells on — it certainly matches it for notoriety. Fascinating to view A Very British Scandal a second time with the antics of the Heard-Depp trial at the back of one’s mind.
I used to see the Duchess around and about the London...
Unfairly, or not, Margaret was labelled as The Duchess of Debauchery. The case was the Amber Heard-Johnny Depp court case of its day, with bells on — it certainly matches it for notoriety. Fascinating to view A Very British Scandal a second time with the antics of the Heard-Depp trial at the back of one’s mind.
I used to see the Duchess around and about the London...
- 6/9/2022
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
Kayti Burt Dec 4, 2017
The latest Outlander episode is diverting stuff, but without much going on underneath the surface. Spoilers ahead in our review...
This review contains spoilers.
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3.12 The Bakra
Have you ever gone to a party and it seems like everyone you've ever met is there? That was more or less the plot of tonight's Outlander, which saw Claire and Jamie finally arriving in Kingston, Jamaica and getting serious about their search for Young Ian. This led our favourite couple to the house of the city's governor, and to an extravagant gala... because what good is a period drama without an opulent party awkwardly built on the back of a slave trade to which the show's protagonists half-heartedly object?
But I'm getting ahead of myself.
The latest Outlander episode is diverting stuff, but without much going on underneath the surface. Spoilers ahead in our review...
This review contains spoilers.
See related Vic and Bob: an appreciation House Of Fools episode 1 review: The Conan Affair House Of Fools: BBC cancels Reeves and Mortimer's sitcom
3.12 The Bakra
Have you ever gone to a party and it seems like everyone you've ever met is there? That was more or less the plot of tonight's Outlander, which saw Claire and Jamie finally arriving in Kingston, Jamaica and getting serious about their search for Young Ian. This led our favourite couple to the house of the city's governor, and to an extravagant gala... because what good is a period drama without an opulent party awkwardly built on the back of a slave trade to which the show's protagonists half-heartedly object?
But I'm getting ahead of myself.
- 12/4/2017
- Den of Geek
Need to catch up? Check out the previous Outlander recap here.
So uh, what’s all this about another wife now?
Sure, other important stuff happens in this week’s Outlander. Jamie’s shop burns down. Someone dies. Ian shows up. But let’s focus on what’s important here: There’s another Mrs. James Alexander Malcolm MacKenzie Fraser running around out there, and if you, I, Fergus and the Ians know, it’s only a matter of time before La Dame Blanche finds out, as well.
Who could it be? Of course I know, as does any Oldlander who...
So uh, what’s all this about another wife now?
Sure, other important stuff happens in this week’s Outlander. Jamie’s shop burns down. Someone dies. Ian shows up. But let’s focus on what’s important here: There’s another Mrs. James Alexander Malcolm MacKenzie Fraser running around out there, and if you, I, Fergus and the Ians know, it’s only a matter of time before La Dame Blanche finds out, as well.
Who could it be? Of course I know, as does any Oldlander who...
- 10/30/2017
- TVLine.com
[Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for “Outlander” Season 3 Episode 7, “Crème de Menthe.”]
Requited Love
Much of last week’s episode was spent redeveloping the relationship between Jamie and Claire and reacquainting those characters, a decision that executive producer Ronald D Moore noted was important in terms of letting things breathe and in allowing audiences to reconnect with that love story.
As a result, this week focused more on the reality of Claire and Jamie’s situation, as each character adjusted to what their potential new life together could mean. Claire, who has had more time to think about such things (knowing of Jamie’s existence longer than he of hers), figured that meant she could set up shop and become a healer, while he potentially focused on the printing business. Given all of Jamie’s illegal activities, that eventually proved impossible. Claire comes with lots of inherent drama too, though, something many of the periphery characters noted when Claire killed the man...
Requited Love
Much of last week’s episode was spent redeveloping the relationship between Jamie and Claire and reacquainting those characters, a decision that executive producer Ronald D Moore noted was important in terms of letting things breathe and in allowing audiences to reconnect with that love story.
As a result, this week focused more on the reality of Claire and Jamie’s situation, as each character adjusted to what their potential new life together could mean. Claire, who has had more time to think about such things (knowing of Jamie’s existence longer than he of hers), figured that meant she could set up shop and become a healer, while he potentially focused on the printing business. Given all of Jamie’s illegal activities, that eventually proved impossible. Claire comes with lots of inherent drama too, though, something many of the periphery characters noted when Claire killed the man...
- 10/30/2017
- by Amber Dowling
- Indiewire
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