Its high comedy if only because, ultimately, no one gets hurt.
Bessell asks, intrigued, as Thorpe recounts the event to him later at a posh lunch club.
And then we did the deed, Thorpe replies, with Bessell shaking his head and exclaiming Gosh!
And yet, Scott (like Thorpe) gets married to a woman, and has a son.
Scott, as Whishaw plays him, is himself kind, charming, and unique.
He can be a bit of mess, overly dramatic, and vindictive, but no ones perfect.
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Scott wails to a friend.
Why have you changed your shirt?
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It comes at the right time, in a series that probably could have been trimmed to two parts.
Thorpe is thoughtful and careful, with Hugh Grant as inscrutably charming as ever.
And also, in the end, his undoing.
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A Very English Scandalpremieres Friday, June 29th on Amazon Prime.
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