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SCOOP – Review by Susan Granger

April 9, 2024April 11, 2024 Susan Granger BBC Newsnight, Billie Piper, Emily Maitlis, Ghislaine Maxwell, gillian anderson, Jeffrey Epstein, netflix, Philip Martin, Prince Andrew, rufus sewell, Samantha McAlister, Scoop

Scoop, Netflix’s drama about the downfall of Prince Andrew, drives home the old proverb – “If you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas” – a warning to be mindful of who we surround ourselves with and what behavior we condone. The plot of Scoop revolves around how – back in 2019 – the BBC secured an exclusive interview with the Duke of York about his friendship with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The broadcast ultimately triggered Andrew’s disgrace, confiscating his HRH title, patronages and removing him from Royal life.

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SCOOP – Review by Liz Braun

April 5, 2024April 5, 2024 Liz Braun BBC Newsnight, Billie Piper, Emily Maitlis, Ghislaine Maxwell, gillian anderson, Jeffrey Epstein, netflix, Philip Martin, Prince Andrew, rufus sewell, Samantha McAlister, Scoop

Prince Andrew is a prat and his handlers were fools to let him do that interview about Jeffrey Epstein with BBC Newsnight’s Emily Maitlis. That’s the main take-away in Scoop, a new Netflix feature that recreates the infamous 2019 interview that went so badly for the buffoonish prince that it altered his public role forever. Andrew came off as an entitled blowhard and the Epstein scandal just got bigger.