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"Are you ready to play?"

2020- 2020

1 Seasons

3 Episodes

6.9(100 votes)

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Drama

Overview

The story of Charles Ingram, a former British army major who caused a major scandal in the early 2000s after being caught cheating his way to winning £1 million on the game show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Ingram, his wife Diana and an accomplice, Tecwen Whittock, who was sitting in the audience, initially pulled off the on-screen heist before being caught and standing trial.

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Left Bank Pictures

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The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Matthew Macfadyen

Matthew Macfadyen

Charles Ingram

Sian Clifford

Sian Clifford

Diana Ingram

Mark Bonnar

Mark Bonnar

Paul Smith

Helen McCrory

Helen McCrory

Sonia Woodley QC

Michael Sheen

Michael Sheen

Chris Tarrant

Aisling Bea

Aisling Bea

Claudia Rosencrantz

Elliot Levey

Elliot Levey

David Briggs

Risteard Cooper

Risteard Cooper

David Liddiment

Trystan Gravelle

Trystan Gravelle

Adrian Pollock

Michael Jibson

Michael Jibson

Tecwen Whittock

Creative team

Showrunner: Andy Harries
William Village
Produced by: Alice Pearse

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