A Very English Scandal

It is 1960s England, homosexuality is illegal and the politician Jeremy Thorpe begins a whirlwind affair with a young stable hand, Norman Scott. But when the relationship turns sour and Jeremy’s career goes from strength to strength, Norman becomes a secret that Jeremy is desperate to hide...

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Meet me at The Ritz, 12 o'clock.

#2

SPLASHING

#3

No, no, no, no. My fault, my fault. It's private.

#4

You're very kind, sir, thank you. Jeremy. What's my name?

#5 #6

I certainly will. Hello, Mrs Tish.

#7

Mr Van de Vater said the most terrible things to me, really,

#8

Letters from the great and powerful.

#9

As if a man like you would ever write to a man like me.

#10

and they said, "That's not up to us," and I said, "Well..."

#11

I said we could give him a bed for the night, hmm?

#12

But it exists because of you. You facilitated it.

#13 #14

Is that what you are?

#15 #16

And remember...

#17

The march begins, and this is our story. This is you and me. BRUCKNER SYMPHONY PLAYS

#18

Yes, that's right. Good old Snooty. NORMAN CHUCKLES

#19

"Yours affectionately, Jeremy."

#20

That dressage school, whatever happened to that?

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insists that you cease and desist from contacting him or...

#27

Wouldn't that be nice? You called him my lover.

#28

Well, I'll see what I can do. No, not you, it has to be Jeremy Thorpe!

#29

got off the train... Yes, but what letters?

#30

I do. She's working for me now. I've left her in charge.

#31

Yes. Then I shall pick you up, eight o'clock sharp, tomorrow morning,

#32

SHE KNOCKS AT DOOR

#33

for God's sake. Give him something that connects us, officially?

#34

You'll have to be very, very quick. I'm going ahead with it, into the lions' den.

#35

It's the badgers. Badgers?

#36

What puzzles me is that the heterosexual man is so relentless in

#37

..the seventh Earl... Queer as springtime.

#38 #39

Thank you. Not at all.

#40

that I shall lead a Liberal crusade!

#41

Shall we say five? 5% it is.

#42

Oh, it's good. It's very good.

#43 #44

I must say, what started as a dalliance has turned into something quite wonderful.

#45

Hello. Daddy calling. Hello. Mr Thorpe! Hm? Ah.

#46

I'm so... You did that on purpose. Not at all, no. You did.

#47 #48

right now!

#49

It's disgusting.

#50