National Treasure

48min

Drama

Crime

Paul Finchley is a bona fide "national treasure", one half of a popular, long-running comedy double act. The famous comedian's world is thrown into chaos when he is accused of historic sexual abuse.

Production Companies

Channel 4 Television

One Shoe Films

Episodes

Cast

Episode 1

1. Episode 1

48min

20th Sep 2016

Paul Finchley, a much-loved, ageing comedian finds his world shaken to its foundations after an accusation of rape that dates back to the 1990s.

Episode 2

2. Episode 2

48min

27th Sep 2016

Paul and his family have to deal with the pressure of the mounting allegations against him. Dee confronts her former babysitter, Christina, now one of Paul's accusers. Paul gives a radio interview, determined to put his side of the story.

Episode 3

3. Episode 3

48min

4th Oct 2016

Marie encounters with one of her husband's accusers, and is left shaken by a difficult interview with his barrister. Gary manages to dig up some evidence that seems to thoroughly discredit one of Paul's key accusers but making use of this new knowledge will mean Paul has to make an uncomfortable decision.

Episode 4

4. Episode 4

48min

11th Oct 2016

Paul and his family head for court to face the accusers and await the verdict. Paul has his own ideas about how to proceed. However, it seems that Karl may hold the key to determining the outcome of the trial. Dee starts to suspect that Marie's faith in her husband's innocence may be wavering.

First air date

20th Sep 2016

Last air date

11th Oct 2016

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Original language

en

Networks