A Very British Sex Scandal: The Love Child & the Secretary

The read

A Balasaur Score of 73 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.3/10. It runs a compact 1h 19m.

Synopsis

Edwina Currie, Matthew Parris and Ian Hislop lead a cast of politicians and journalists sharing personal memories of Cecil Parkinson and the scandal that ended his political ambitions – a secret affair with his secretary Sara Keays that lasted 12 years and would threaten the stability of the Conservative government. A story of power, politics and personal consequences.

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Key crew

• Jonathan StiasnyDirector

Cast

• Cecil ParkinsonSelf (archive footage)
• Edwina CurrieSelf
• Ian HislopSelf
• Neil KinnockSelf
• Matthew ParrisSelf
• Sara KeaysSelf (archive footage)
• Margaret ThatcherSelf (archive footage)

Themes