Quiz review: A brilliant, big-hearted romp through one of the great British scandals of the century
The IndependentGet our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He has now expanded it into a brilliant three-part ITV drama, directed by Stephen Frears and starring Matthew Macfadyen as the major, and Sian Clifford, best known as Fleabag’s sister, as Diana. Pitching the concept to ITV, the Celador head Paul Smith says the British love pub quizzes because they combine two of our favourite hobbies: “drinking and being right”. Quiz will get viewers rethinking things, too, and with the threat of coronavirus keeping us all indoors, it might get nearly as many viewers as the original game show.
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