Prince Andrew interview hits the big screen: Gillian Anderson, Keeley Hawes and ... trends now
It’s one of the most anticipated films of the year – but one you can almost guarantee Prince Andrew won’t be watching.
Last night stars gathered at the Curzon in Mayfair for the world premiere of Scoop – about the bombshell interview that forced the shamed royal to step back from public life.
The film tells the story of how Emily Maitlis’s TV grilling of the royal came about.
Starring Gillian Anderson as Maitlis and Rufus Sewell as the Duke of York, it focuses on part-time BBC producer Sam McAlister’s key role in securing the Newsnight interview broadcast in November 2019.
Single mother McAlister, who is played by Billie Piper, 41, spent months negotiating with the royal’s former press aide Amanda Thirsk, played by Keeley Hawes, 48, to make it happen.
Billie Piper (right), who plays BBC producer Sam McAlister in Netflix drama Scoop, alongside the real McAlister at last night's premiere
Gillian Anderson, who plays Emily Maitlis, and Billie Piper alongside Rufus Sewell, who plays Prince Andrew in the streaming adaptation
Anderson and Sewell in a scene from Scoop, which is based on a book by McAlister about how the interview came about
Gillian Anderson and Billie Piper share a laugh on the red carpet at Mayfair's Curzon cinema
Keeley Hawes, who plays former royal press aide Amanda Thirsk in Scoop, at the film's premiere at the Curzon cinema in Mayfair on Wednesday
Sam McAlister is the BBC producer who spent months negotiating with royal aides to secure the Andrew interview. She is pictured at the premiere
A scene from Scoop showing Billie Piper in her role as BBC producer Sam McAlister. The film is released on April 5
