Episode 1: ‘Love triangle’ model Christine Keeler is in hiding with the society doctor Stephen Ward, while War Minister John Profumo seeks the attention of the press.
Airdate: 2019, December 29
Season 1 Episode 1
about the show
The minister, his mistress, and her lover the spy. The story of the woman at the centre of one of the 20th century’s biggest scandals – which changed Britain forever.
cast
Sophie Cookson as Christine Keeler
James Norton as Stephen Ward
Ellie Bamber as Mandy Rice-Davies
Ben Miles as John Profumo
Emilia Fox as Valerie Profumo
Michael Maloney as Lord Astor
Rosalind Halstead as Bronwen Astor
Anthony Welsh as Aloysius “Lucky” Gordon
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett as Johnny Edgecombe
Anton Lesser as Michael Eddowes
William Gaminara as John Hobson
Tim McInnerny as Martin Redmayne MP
Paul Ryan as Rees-Davies
Visar Vishka as Eugene Ivanov
Jack Greenless as Paul Mann
Dorian Lough as Len
Sam Crane as Alan
UK | BBC One | 2019