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

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.

• Jonathan StiasnyDirector

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