Coming soon to BBC One, the six-part drama The Trial of Christine Keeler takes viewers behind the headlines of a real-life scandal to examine the human stories of those involved. Written by BAFTA Award-winning novelist and screenwriter Amanda Coe (Apple Tree Yard, Room at the Top, Life in Squares), the series takes a look at the chain of events involved in what became known as the Profumo affair.
Sophie Cookson (Kingsman: The Secret Service, Gypsy, Red Joan) stars in the title role as Christine Keeler, the 19-year-old who was caught in the middle of a story involving sexual and cultural politics. Ben Miles (The Capture, The Crown, The Last Post) plays British politician John Profumo, known more commonly as Jack. The drama, distributed outside of the U.S. by Keshet International, is set in 1960s Britain.
Cookson and Miles spoke to TV Drama Weekly’s Mansha Daswani about the challenges of playing characters based on the real people involved in the scandal, while Coe shares what research went into bringing a fresh perspective to this story.
