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

2024
Directed byJonathan Stiasny
1h 19m

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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Cecil ParkinsonSelf (archive footage)Edwina CurrieSelf
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Ian Hislop
Self
Neil KinnockSelf
Matthew ParrisSelf
Sara KeaysSelf (archive footage)
Margaret ThatcherSelf (archive footage)
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STATUSReleased
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NR

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