Movie
A Very British Sex Scandal: The Love Child & the Secretary
2024 · 79 min
A sober, talking-heads retelling of political hubris and private ruin, more rueful than lurid, watching power and secrecy slowly unravel.
- Directed by
- Jonathan Stiasny
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Cecil Parkinson, Edwina Currie, Ian Hislop
- Overview
- Edwina Currie, Matthew Parris and Ian Hislop lead a cast of politicians and journalists sharing personal memories of Cecil Parkinson and the scandal that ended his political ambitions – a secret affair with his secretary Sara Keays that lasted 12 years and would threaten the stability of the Conservative government. A story of power, politics and personal consequences.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, satirical, cynical and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Power, betrayal, politics, media
- Content
- Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Jonathan Stiasny
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Cecil Parkinson, Edwina Currie, Ian Hislop
