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A Very Royal Scandal review – Michael Sheen is excellent as Prince Andrew in THAT interview

There’s a buffet of top-tier acting talent in this elegant, if slight, take on the disastrous Newsnight appearance – from Ruth Wilson as Emily Maitlis to Sheen’s buffoonish royal

The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2024

The big differences between Prince Andrew Newsnight dramas A Very Royal Scandal and Scoop

Former ‘Newsnight’ presenter Emily Maitlis presents her side of the story in a new Amazon Prime show, which arrives months after Netflix’s ‘Scoop’, told from the perspective of booker Sam McAlister

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2024

Don't Be Fooled: 'Scoop' Isn't About One Man—It's About the Power of Women

Allow Sam McAlister, played in the Netflix film by Billie Piper, to explain.

Marie Claire · Apr 8, 2024

Scoop: how much do the cast look like their real-life counterparts? From Billie Piper to Gillian Anderson

Netflix is making a film about the shocking Newsnight interview that changed everything for Prince Andrew. Here we take a look at the actors’ incredible transformations

Evening Standard · Apr 2, 2024

Netflix's Scoop: Gillian Anderson and Billie Piper on dramatising the explosive interview with Prince Andrew

Anderson initially turned down playing Emily Maitlis as being ‘too scary’

Evening Standard · Apr 2, 2024

‘She was an unsung hero’: Billie Piper on playing producer Sam McAlister in a new drama about Prince Andrew’s Newsnight fiasco

In Scoop, Piper plays the woman who landed the interview. They discuss their unlikely alliance, the pitfalls of fame and Andrew’s delusions

The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2024

Scoop: who is playing who in Netflix's shocking drama about that bombshell Prince Andrew interview

The exchange has gone down in history as one of the palace’s biggest PR blunders. Now it’s being turned into a thrilling Netflix film starring Gillian Anderson and Billy Piper

Evening Standard · Mar 27, 2024

SCOOP: release date, cast, plot, trailer, interviews and all about the Prince Andrew Newsnight drama

SCOOP on Netflix stars Rufus Sewell, Gillian Anderson, Keeley Hawes and Billie Piper in a drama about Newsnight’s bombshell interview with Prince Andrew.

WhatToWatch · May 7, 2023

'No, no, no': Lawyer claims he warned Prince Andrew not to do BBC interview

A DEFAMATION lawyer has told a documentary he urged Prince Andrew not to speak to the BBC before his disastrous Newsnight interview over his…

The National (Scotland) · Apr 27, 2023

Defamation lawyer ‘warned Andrew not to do disastrous Newsnight interview’

Paul Tweed said he told the Duke of York’s chief of staff the interview was a ‘bad idea’.

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2023