Scoop It is an adaptation of McAlister’s book. “Scoops: Behind The Scenes of the BBC’s Most Shocking Interviews“, in which he details what happened behind the scenes of the interview, which is widely recognized as the final nail in the coffin of Andrew’s public role. Following its broadcast, in November 2019, he was effectively banned from appearing at events public with royalty (except those where he could appear privately, such as the funeral of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II last September), stripped of many of his patronages and roles and prohibited from using the honorific “Your Highness Real”.
The Emmy and BAFTA winner Philip Martin (“The Crown”) will direct the project, while Hilary Salmon and Radford Neville will produce for The Lighthouse and Sanjay Singhal will produce for Voltage TV.
“The inside track of the women who broke into the Buckingham Palace establishment to secure the scoop of the decade that led to the catastrophic fall from grace of the Queen’s ‘favourite son’,” the synopsis reads. “From navigating Palace bans, to reaching Prince Andrew’s inner circle, to the high-stakes negotiations and intensity of the rehearsal, to the jaw-dropping interview.”
In the interview, the prince tried to clear his name after his association with the convicted sex offender. Jeffrey Epstein and allegations of sexual assault made against him by one of Epstein’s victims, Virginia Guiffre. (The case was later settled out of court.)
Instead, British viewers watched in horror as the prince expressed no remorse for his friendship with Epstein, which continued even after the financier’s conviction, sympathy for the victims, or an adequate explanation for why he continued to associate with him.
According to reports, Emily MaitlisMcAlister’s former colleague at “Newsnight”is also working on a film adaptation of the interview with Blueprint Pictures.
Source: Ambito
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