“Are you ready to play?”
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.
1 season · 3 episodes
S1 E1Episode 1
Apr 13, 20207.147 min
When television producer Paul Smith puts everything on the line to make ITV quiz show and overnight sensation `Who Wants to be a Millionaire?', one family's much-loved pub quiz hobby turns into outright obsession.
S1 E2Episode 2
Apr 14, 20207.447 min
When seemingly hopeless contestant Charles Ingram returns for his second night in the hot seat, he is a brand new man with a brand new strategy. With the audience on the edge of their seats, Charles dithers and about-turns up the question l
S1 E3Episode 3
Apr 15, 20207.455 min
Persecuted and hounded by the public and press - Charles, Diana and Tecwen head to court. At first it seems the case for the prosecution is a fait accompli, but as the case for the defence gets underway, the jury learn there is far more to
Matthew Macfadyen
Charles Ingram
Sian Clifford
Diana Ingram
Mark Bonnar
Paul Smith
Helen McCrory
Sonia Woodley QC
Michael Sheen
Chris Tarrant
Aisling Bea
Claudia Rosencrantz
Elliot Levey
David Briggs
Risteard Cooper
David Liddiment
Trystan Gravelle
Adrian Pollock
Michael Jibson
Tecwen Whittock
Jasmyn Banks
Nicola Howson
Seraphina Beh
Ruth Settle
