A Very British Sex Scandal
6.2
85 minutes
7/20/2007
Overview
A Very British Sex Scandal tells the story of Peter Wildeblood, a royal correspondent for the Daily Mail newspaper. He is a closet homosexual and like many gay men at that time, lives in secret as homosexuality is against the law. One evening he meets Eddie McNally, who is on leave from the air force and the pair embark on an affair together. However, it is their weekend at the estate of Lord Edward Montagu which eventually leads to a scandal which rocked modern Britain and led to a reconsideration of, and the eventual decriminilisation of homosexuality.
Cast List
Nicholas Le Prevost
as John Wolfenden
Harriet Eastcott
as Mary Cohen
Barny Clevely
as Goronwy Rees
Sam Heughan
as Edward McNally
Martin Hutson
as Peter Wildeblood
Roger Barclay
as Stan
Eric Carte
as Lord Hailsham
Orlando Wells
as Lord Edward Montagu
William Chubb
as Chief Constable
Karl Davies
as John 'Johnny' Reynolds
Richard Lintern
as Peter Rawlinson
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
as 'Khaki' Roberts
Steven Mackintosh
as Narrator
Kevin Colson
as Judge Ormerod
Susan Jameson
as Mrs. Wildeblood
Darrell D'Silva
as Superintendent Jones
Lord Montagu of Beaulieu
as Self