The major differences between A Very Royal Scandal and Netflix's Scoop as new Prince Andrew drama released on Amazon Prime

Most TV interviews are quickly forgotten about. MailOnline takes a look at the crucial differences: Prince Andrew's car crash interview with Emily Maitlis on Newsnight back in November 2019 has now had two dramas made about it Both shows similarly portray Prince Andrew's and Rufus Sewell interview Ruth Wilson plays Emily Maitlis in A Very Royal Scandal, while Gillian Anderson portrays the iconic broadcaster in Scoop The portrayals of the key characters Most viewers will have tuned into both of these dramas to see who portrayed the two key characters - Maitlis and Andrew - in this infamous story the best. Michael Sheen's portrayal of the Duke in A Very Royal Scandal The heavy prosthetics on Sewell made him a more convincing Andrew Prince Andrew speaking during the 2019 interview Emily Maitlis The iconic broadcaster serves as executive producer on A Very Royal Scandal and her story acts as a focal point of the series. in Scoop, we are also told Sam McAlister was the driving force in securing the interview But in A Very Royal Scandal, McAlister appears only in very small snippets Scoop is the film adaptation of Newsnight producer Sam McAlister's memoir Andrew's pre-interview and question to Maitlis Both dramatisations showcase the pivotal scene in which Maitlis, McAlister and Maclean meet the Duke, his secretary Amanda Thirsk and his daughter Beatrice to try and persuade him to do the interview. In Scoop, the scene takes place around a large dining room/boardroom table and sees both sides speaking with a cautious, professional and honest tone towards each other In A Very Royal Scandal, the scene takes place in what appears to be a much smaller office with Maitlis, McAlister and MacLean squeezed in on a sofa across from Andrew Dramatic licence When looking into Andrew's life, both shows use a bit of dramatic licence to fill in the gaps.