Cast:Hugh Grant, Ben Whishaw, Alex Jennings, Patricia Hodge, Paul Hilton, Naomi Battrick, Andrew French, Morgan Watkins, Monica Dolan, Jason Watkins, Blake Harrison, Alice Orr-Ewing, Flora Montgomery, Michele Dotrice, Nick Malinowski, Rhys Parry Jones, Dyfan Dwyfor, Caleb Roberts, Marianne Oldham, Arabella Neale, Chris Grahamson, Chris Ashby, Patrick Barlow, Nicholas Blane, Lucy Briggs-Owen, Jonathan Hyde, Anthony O'Donnell, John Bett, Paul Sloss, Brett Allen
Synopsis
What is known as the Thorpe affair, centered on the at the time clandestine homosexual affair between Liberal MP and later Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe and stable boy Norman Scott, that affair when sodomy was still illegal in Britain, is the main feature of the story presented. The story culminates in 1979 with Jeremy put on trial for conspiracy and incitement to murder, the attempt on Norman's life all in an effort to rid him from Jeremy's life in his aspiration to become British Prime Minister at whatever cost, part of that cost being to remain in the closet despite having men on the side throughout his adult life. The imbalance between Jeremy and Norman both during their relationship and in their adversarial battle after the end of that relationship is also shown, older, ambitious Jeremy, from a proper English background, part of the establishment, and younger Norman, from the disadvantaged class, he who also suffered from clinical psychological issues, having nothing to l
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