A Very English Scandal

British series about Jeremy Thorpe
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A Very English Scandal

Summary

A Very English Scandal is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,316 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • A Very English Scandal's instance of is recorded as television series[3].
  • A Very English Scandal's instance of is recorded as web series[4].
  • A Very English Scandal was directed by Stephen Frears[5].
  • Russell T Davies wrote the screenplay for A Very English Scandal[6].
  • A Very English Scandal's composer is recorded as Murray Gold[7].
  • A Very English Scandal's genre is comedy drama[8].
  • A Very English Scandal's genre is LGBT-related television series[9].
  • A Very English Scandal's genre is television series based on a novel[10].
  • A Very English Scandal's genre is historical drama[11].
  • A Very English Scandal's based on is recorded as A Very English Scandal[12].
  • A cast member of A Very English Scandal was Hugh Grant[13].
  • A cast member of A Very English Scandal was Ben Whishaw[14].
  • A cast member of A Very English Scandal was Monica Dolan[15].
  • A cast member of A Very English Scandal was Alice Orr-Ewing[16].
  • A cast member of A Very English Scandal was Alex Jennings[17].
  • A cast member of A Very English Scandal was Jonathan Hyde[18].
  • A cast member of A Very English Scandal was Eve Myles[19].
  • A cast member of A Very English Scandal was David Bamber[20].
  • A cast member of A Very English Scandal was Jason Watkins[21].
  • A cast member of A Very English Scandal was Naomi Battrick[22].
  • A cast member of A Very English Scandal was Blake Harrison[23].
  • A cast member of A Very English Scandal was Adrian Scarborough[24].
  • A cast member of A Very English Scandal was Patricia Hodge[25].
  • A cast member of A Very English Scandal was Michele Dotrice[26].
  • A cast member of A Very English Scandal was Michael Culkin[27].

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Authorship and Creation

A Very English Scandal was directed by Stephen Frears[5]. Russell T Davies wrote the screenplay for it[6]. Cast members include Hugh Grant[13], Ben Whishaw[14], Monica Dolan[15], Alice Orr-Ewing[16], Alex Jennings[17], and Jonathan Hyde[18].

Publication

A Very English Scandal was released on 2018[28]. The original language of it was English[29]. Genres include comedy drama[8], LGBT-related television series[9], television series based on a novel[10], and historical drama[11].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include Thorpe affair[30] and LGBTQ[31].

Why It Matters

A Very English Scandal ranks in the top 7% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,316 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . fernsehserien.de. Retrieved . fernsehserien.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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