The Trial of Christine Keeler
Story of Christine Keeler, who found herself at the heart of a political sex scandal that rocked British government in the 1960s.
Cast:Sophie Cookson , James Norton , Ellie Bamber , Emilia Fox , Ben Miles , Michael Maloney , Sam Troughton , Anthony Welsh , Jack Greenlees , Chloe Harris , Rosalind Halstead , Anton Lesser , Nathan Stewart-Jarrett , Sam Crane , Amanda Drew , Dorian Lough , Charlene Boyd , Aidan McArdle
S1.E1 ∙ Episode #1.1
The Trial of Christine Keeler takes a fresh look at one of the most infamous British stories: the chain of events in the 1960s that came to be known as the 'Profumo affair'. At the centre of the storm was 19-year-old Christine Keeler (Cookson) - a young woman whom the powerful, male-dominated establishment sought to silence and exploit, but who refused to play by their rules. The Trial of Christine Keeler takes us behind the headlines to tell a human story about the sexual and cultural politics of one of the most revealing and iconic stories of modern times.
S1.E2 ∙ Episode #1.2
Christine is pressured to sell her story to the newspapers, but powerful forces are beginning to form against her.
S1.E3 ∙ Episode #1.3
Arrogantly determined to brazen things out, John Profumo tells a deliberate lie in the House of Commons.
S1.E4 ∙ Episode #1.4
Stephen Ward realizes that his powerful friends no longer want to know him, and he finds himself facing trial.
S1.E5 ∙ Episode #1.5
The trial of Stephen Ward causes a national sensation, and he is unable to stop himself being made a scapegoat.
S1.E6 ∙ Episode #1.6
With Stephen dead by his own hand, Christine must face the wrath of the British establishment - and it's out to get her.
