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A Very English Scandal
The trial of a party leader cleared of plotting to murder his gay lover is being retold
In one of the biggest scandals in British parliamentary history, a suave, charismatic party leader was cleared of plotting to murder his former boyfriend. A new ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ drama is retelling the extraordinary story of Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe - played by Hugh Grant - and his lover Norman Scott. (Image: Hugh Grant as Jeremy Thorpe; credit: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½)
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