Quiz

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2020-04-13

Last Air Date: 2020-04-15

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 3

Networks: ITV1

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Top Cast

Matthew Macfadyen as Charles Ingram
Sian Clifford as Diana Ingram
Mark Bonnar as Paul Smith
Helen McCrory as Sonia Woodley QC
Michael Sheen as Chris Tarrant
Aisling Bea as Claudia Rosencrantz
Elliot Levey as David Briggs
Risteard Cooper as David Liddiment
Trystan Gravelle as Adrian Pollock
Michael Jibson as Tecwen Whittock

Seasons

Miniseries (2020)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Episode 1 (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.
Ep. 2: Episode 2 (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.
Ep. 3: Episode 3 (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.