Hugh Grant on playing the scandalous former British MP Jeremy Thorpe in first TV role since the 90s

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We caught up with the Golden Globe - and BAFTA-winning star to find out what drew him back to the small screen for 'A Very English Scandal.'

, which earned Ben Whishaw the Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe and was also nominated as Best Limited Series.It was an easy thing to say yes to. I had already loved the John Preston book. It was Stephen Frears, with whom I made

So, I do remember. I have vague recollections of it and of the endless jokes that went around. It was all considered hilariously funny, largely because no one actually died.The book, which I think is marvellous, is a very clever combining of the dark side of this with the black comedy of it. I think our aim with this is to do exactly that - that’s the tone we’re aiming for.

 

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