The acting far exceeded the content in this documentary-lite about Prince Andrew's interview with Emily Maitlis (here, played by Gillian Anderson in what was the real scoop of the night)
The process is outlined--how was Newsnight in the right place at the right time to score an hour? Completely obvious answer: journalists and segment bookers weave a network of contacts on the daily, hoping some will pan out.
It was vaguely interesting to see the booker be the hero after being treated with less respect by the more "serious" staff, but her story was also sketched in and lacking enough complexity.
There was no new information to be gleaned here, just a general review of what happened and that it was put to good use by the press, when the Palace had hoped it would help them instead.
I guess what I would have hoped is that the writing would have more weight, given the quality of the cast and crew.
So while this is still a decent second screen movie, I'm glad I didn't pay for a ticket and caught it streaming instead.
The process is outlined--how was Newsnight in the right place at the right time to score an hour? Completely obvious answer: journalists and segment bookers weave a network of contacts on the daily, hoping some will pan out.
It was vaguely interesting to see the booker be the hero after being treated with less respect by the more "serious" staff, but her story was also sketched in and lacking enough complexity.
There was no new information to be gleaned here, just a general review of what happened and that it was put to good use by the press, when the Palace had hoped it would help them instead.
I guess what I would have hoped is that the writing would have more weight, given the quality of the cast and crew.
So while this is still a decent second screen movie, I'm glad I didn't pay for a ticket and caught it streaming instead.