A Very British Sex Scandal

1h 25min

Crime

Drama

Romance

TV Movie

A Very British Sex Scandal tells the story of Peter Wildeblood, a royal correspondent for the Daily Mail newspaper. He is a closet homosexual and like many gay men at that time, lives in secret as homosexuality is against the law. One evening he meets Eddie McNally, who is on leave from the air force and the pair embark on an affair together. However, it is their weekend at the estate of Lord Edward Montagu which eventually leads to a scandal which rocked modern Britain and led to a reconsideration of, and the eventual decriminilisation of homosexuality.

Production Companies

Channel 4 Television

Blast! Films

Cast

Nicholas Le Prevost

Nicholas Le Prevost

John Wolfenden
Barny Clevely

Barny Clevely

Goronwy Rees
Sam Heughan

Sam Heughan

Edward McNally
Martin Hutson

Martin Hutson

Peter Wildeblood
Eric Carte

Eric Carte

Lord Hailsham
Orlando Wells

Orlando Wells

Lord Edward Montagu
William Chubb

William Chubb

Chief Constable
Karl Davies

Karl Davies

John 'Johnny' Reynolds
Richard Lintern

Richard Lintern

Peter Rawlinson
Roger Ashton-Griffiths

Roger Ashton-Griffiths

'Khaki' Roberts
Kevin Colson

Kevin Colson

Judge Ormerod
Susan Jameson

Susan Jameson

Mrs. Wildeblood
Darrell D'Silva

Darrell D'Silva

Superintendent Jones

Release date

20th Jul 2007

Status

Released

Spoken languages