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PG2020•47m•6.9/10
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6.9/10(95)

The story of Charles Ingram, a former British army major who caused a major scandal in the early 2000s after being caught cheating his way to winning £1 million on the game show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Ingram, his wife Diana and an accomplice, Tecwen Whittock, who was sitting in the audience, initially pulled off the on-screen heist before being caught and standing trial.

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Production

Left Bank Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

April 13, 2020

Last Aired

April 15, 2020

Networks

ITV1

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Where to Watch
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
Episode 1
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 2020-04-13
When television producer Paul Smith puts everything on the line to make ITV quiz show and overnight sensation `Who Wants to be a Millionaire?', one family's much-loved pub quiz hobby turns into outright obsession.
Episode 2
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 2020-04-14
When seemingly hopeless contestant Charles Ingram returns for his second night in the hot seat, he is a brand new man with a brand new strategy. With the audience on the edge of their seats, Charles dithers and about-turns up the question ladder.
Episode 3
E3
Episode 3
Air date: 2020-04-15
Persecuted and hounded by the public and press - Charles, Diana and Tecwen head to court. At first it seems the case for the prosecution is a fait accompli, but as the case for the defence gets underway, the jury learn there is far more to the story than they know.

Cast

Matthew Macfadyen

Matthew Macfadyen

Charles Ingram

Sian Clifford

Sian Clifford

Diana Ingram

Mark Bonnar

Mark Bonnar

Paul Smith

Helen McCrory

Helen McCrory

Sonia Woodley QC

Michael Sheen

Michael Sheen

Chris Tarrant

Aisling Bea

Aisling Bea

Claudia Rosencrantz

Elliot Levey

Elliot Levey

David Briggs

Risteard Cooper

Risteard Cooper

David Liddiment

Trystan Gravelle

Trystan Gravelle

Adrian Pollock

Michael Jibson

Michael Jibson

Tecwen Whittock

Jasmyn Banks

Jasmyn Banks

Nicola Howson

Seraphina Beh

Seraphina Beh

Ruth Settle

Andrew Leung

Andrew Leung

Kevin Duff

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