We don't normally take the advice of game show hosts about what to watch on TV (can you imagine taking Eddie McGuire's advice on anything?) but there was a question on Pointless yesterday about a show called A Very English Scandal and it starreld Hugh Grant so we thought it worth a look.
It's in three parts; the first episode is a bit sleazy, covering a homosexual relationship between a British politician and a naïve young bloke from rural England. Once you get past that, it is riveting and Hugh Grant has just the right amount of upper-class pomposity and born-to-rule attitude which makes it all seem real. It is, in fact, a true story, based on a scandal involving Jeremy Thorpe which made headlines in the 1970s.
The ending is infuriating, but the show is well worth a watch.
We also watched a London performance of Phantom of the Opera on aussietheatre.com.au which rounded out a very satisfying day's viewing.
It's in three parts; the first episode is a bit sleazy, covering a homosexual relationship between a British politician and a naïve young bloke from rural England. Once you get past that, it is riveting and Hugh Grant has just the right amount of upper-class pomposity and born-to-rule attitude which makes it all seem real. It is, in fact, a true story, based on a scandal involving Jeremy Thorpe which made headlines in the 1970s.
The ending is infuriating, but the show is well worth a watch.
We also watched a London performance of Phantom of the Opera on aussietheatre.com.au which rounded out a very satisfying day's viewing.
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