Jeremy thorpe by michael bloch5/13/2023 ![]() And permanently nagging at him was this possibility of exposure of his secret,” Grant told NPR. “He was a star and everyone thought he was extraordinary. For Grant, playing Thorpe offered some insight into the fear the politician must have experienced. The story of Thorpe’s career in politics, his relationship with Scott, and the alleged assassination attempt is told in the BBC’s “ A Very English Scandal.” Starring Hugh Grant as Thorpe and Ben Whishaw as Scott, the three-part miniseries will premiere in the U.S. His supposed target was aspiring model Norman Scott, who claimed to have been Thorpe’s lover-and Scott’s dog, a Great Dane named Rinka, already shot to death by hitman Andrew Newton in what appeared to be a bungled assassination. ![]() ![]() It was January 1976, and Jeremy Thorpe, British MP (Member of Parliament) and leader of the Liberal Party, had been charged with conspiracy and incitement to murder. ![]() Even in their wildest dreams, the British tabloids couldn’t have imagined such a salacious story dropping into their laps. ![]()
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