TV series

Quiz

2020 · 1 season

A wry, tense retelling of a famous scandal that balances courtroom drama with the absurdity of a rigged game show.

Tagline: Are you ready to play?
Overview: The story of Charles Ingram, a former British army major who caused a major scandal in the early 2000s after being caught cheating his way to winning £1 million on the game show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Ingram, his wife Diana and an accomplice, Tecwen Whittock, who was sitting in the audience, initially pulled off the on-screen heist before being caught and standing trial.
How it feels: Satirical, tense, cynical and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Deception, media, class, justice
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: deception
media
class
justice
family
Places: workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none