First trailer released for Prince Andrew ‘PR
disaster’ Newsnight interview drama Scoop
Based on the book by Newsnight producer Sam McAlister,
the film features Gillian Anderson as Emily Maitlis and Rufus Sewell as Andrew
Guardian
film
Mon 12 Feb
2024 15.22 GMT
Netflix has
released the first trailer for Scoop, its drama about the machinations behind
Prince Andrew’s disastrous interview with Emily Maitlis on the BBC’s Newsnight
in 2019.
Featuring
Gillian Anderson as Maitlis and Rufus Sewell as Andrew, the film is based on a
book by former Newsnight producer Sam McAlister, and is directed by Philip
Martin. McAlister is played in the film by Billie Piper, while Keeley Hawes is
Prince Andrew’s private secretary Amanda Thirsk.
Described
in the Guardian as “devastating” and a “PR disaster”, the interview was
originally intended by Andrew to head off speculation about his connection with
convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. However, such was the reaction that
Andrew was forced to step back from public duties a few days later and was
subsequently stripped of his military roles and use of the HRH title.
Scoop is
due to be released on 5 April on Netflix.
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