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A Very Royal Scandal.

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merlotgran Sat 21-Sept-24 18:52:34

Has any one watched this three part series on Amazon Prime about the events leading up to and beyond the Emily Maitlis Newsnight interview with Prince Andrew?

It stars Michael Sheen who is excellent as Andrew and Ruth Wilson as Maitlis who I thought sounded like a cross between Jennifer Saunders and Margaret Thatcher.

It covers much more than the previous drama which is mostly about the interview and in the end I managed to scrape up some sympathy for Andrew.

It’s well worth a watch apart from the fact that some of the scenes are far too dark to really see what’s going on but then a lot of filming is like that these days.

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RosiesMaw2 Sat 21-Sept-24 19:03:57

I did -and then watched the Billie Piper/Gillian Anderson one straight after! It was a late night!
Didn’t actually like Michael Sheen as much as Rupert Everett as PA but Ruth Wilson was more convincing as Emily Maitlis.
I know that physical similarities are not the be-all, end-all, and the slant of the plot was very different but equally valid.
Alex Jennings was brilliant as the ultra-posh Queens Private Secretary but they didn’t do Fergie any favours did they? (Fat, frumpy, air-headed)
Rather like the real thing, nobody comes out of this story well, do they? PA’s monumental stupidity and arrogance and his sycophantic Private Secretary most of all.

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Doodledog Sat 21-Sept-24 19:30:25

I've seen both, and as Maw says, I enjoyed them both in different ways. Rufus Sewell was more convincing as PA I think, but Michael Sheen was good too.

As a non-Royalist (but not staunch Republican - I'm not really bothered either way) I like things like that and The Crown, in the same way that I enjoy historical fiction and Wolf Hall on TV.

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Floradora9 Sat 21-Sept-24 21:40:49

The real Amanda is thin and sleek so why have the silly race and Andrew calling her a fatty ? She was loyal to him all through this time .

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travelsafar Mon 23-Sept-24 19:56:38

Am watching at the moment and enjoying. Shame it's so dark as its spoiling the viewing of a good drama.

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