The Trial of Christine Keeler
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
- 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.
What a shame Christine didn’t get to see this brilliant adaptation which for once gives a sympathetic and kinder view of her story
Yes, and only two years too late as well. I know she was alerted when production got the green light, so I hope she was told of the female writing/directing/producing, or at least the BBC'S intentions to give her a voice.
Yes I agree, I think she would be proud of it x
Shev Hunter
Sorry but you don't know what you're talking about! "This brilliant adaptation" gives a hostile and malicious view of her story! The creators of the series relied mainly on books and materials published by people who hated Keeler, and completely ignored the autobiographies she published during her lifetime, which inevitably presents her genuine point of view. Apparently, placing her as a main character in the series is a cunning way of the creators to mask their hostile position towards her!
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It's just that they didn't really give her a voice but presented her according to the voices of her haters!
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As someone who has seen all six episodes of the trail of Christine Keeler, and also read her autobiographies, I see no reason for her to like this series and not hate it! The creators of the series ignored her autobiographies, which presents her point of view, and relied mainly on books and materials published by people who hated her!!
However, you and I never know what would she think of the trail of Christine Keeler, and the way it is presents.
She is amazing in this role. I'm starting to understand the whole story more. I feel sorry for Stephen Ward. James Norton is incredible in the part too.
I was only around 13 at this time vile men her mum was no help to her x
Norton did the best acting in the series, all were brilliant of course but he was on another level in his portrayal of Ward. Indeed, he was made a scapegoat.
I can't believe how different Ben Miles looks to how he looks as Profumo.
So handsome!!!!
Yes, he's a good looking guy really.
It's all about the hair......
Bambi9753 such a sexy silver fox 😍
He is a great actor.
James Norton steals the show hands down with his portrayal of Stephen Ward. I know the story but this telling over many parts is brilliantly done 👍
Top class acting.......really takes you back. Amazing scenes and the true story is told as it was
I love Sophie Cookson! She was brilliant in Red Joan and I hope we will see much more of her in the furure...
Such an amazing series . I am absolutely fascinated by all of the characters and totally intrigued by each of their personal stories. Also a little bit infatuated with James Norton’s portrayal of Stephen Ward.
Me too. 😆
And me 😍
Ure not aloneee
Same here! I never noticed James before but this film made me sit up and my head broke for him. He stole the show.
I remember this as a boy and how everyone was talking about it. Watched this and was thrilled by all the performance's, Sophie, Ben, Emilia and James were just brilliant in this sad but riveting tale. A tale about the "old establishment" wanting their cake and eating it, corruption and how innocent naive people can be scapegoated and destroyed. A very very sad story, and it still goes on today, political and royal scandals galore, cover-ups, corruption and intrigue. The "rot" definitely starts at the top. Bravo to all in this amazing series, I hope it has shed some light and understanding on Christine Keeler's character and her naivety as to what she was slowly sinking into. . .RIP Christine, Mandy and Stephen.
When Sophie C's in character as Christine, she has that Vidal Sassoon hairstyle and it's gorgeous.
Sophie Cookson is absurdly lovely.
She is beautiful
Yes, I agree.
I agree she is beautiful.
Tim lane her skin is like peaches and cream. So lovely and talented 😍
Achingly so.
Thanks so much to the actors and Amanda Coe for this new perspective setting in a different stands!!! Thanks so much
There is no new perspective in the series!
Ben Miles was absolutely amazing in this 👍💯. Him and James Norton stole the show.
Sophie Cookson's fan is here!
Wounderfull drama of the highest quality amazing actors loving it❤️
Me too...it's brilliant.
After watching the first five episodes I am in agreement with the actors resume!
Ben Miles is beautiful. They made him look like an arrogant old fart in the show. Which I suppose was the point. Sophie is gorgeous as well and a great actress.
Yes, Profumo was an arrogant old fart.
Sophie is so beautiful and love her voice. She definitely is a great actress and can play so many roles. Love it!!😀
Amazing series from the costumes to the actors to the storyline . Amanda Coe should receive an award for it . Scandal was good this is streets ahead
Thank you for this vid. I’m looking forward to seeing the story on BBC. Follower of everything on Christine Keeler’s life.
Really enjoying this series -but so much sadness in these events 😢but compelling viewing
The last episode 😢 I was so moved by this - watched Scandal in the 80’s but feel their justice ti the sadness from many angles
The acting was bloody brilliant Well done BBC
The acting was brilliant- well done 👍 BBC
Superb acting & fantastic series. Well done to everyone. Xx
Best thing on television for a while great acting
Brilliant so far we’ll done all 👏
You all acted very well.
Christine would have loved this.
Her mum was selfish
I see no reason for her to love this (after watching it!), but we can never know.
Smashing actors both of them. 🙂
Looking forward to next episode
Sophie is aggressively beautiful.
she's a man
Agressively? Meltingly, possibly; overwhelmingly, for sure!
Crikey - the adverb king. My point: her vibes swamp my senses me like a force ten tsunami (literallylylylylylylyly...). @@cfb15jan
Sophie plays the main character and yet this interview constantly cuts her out of frame whenever the male actor is answering a question and shows both actors when Sophie is answering questions. Poorly thought out considering the heart of the show is how Christine was often considered only an accessory to the events when told from the perspective of the men involved and the show is meant to more accurately portray her importance to the events being described. Maybe they should reconsider how to shoot these interviews.
After watching all the 6 episodes, and from my acquaintance with her autobiographies, I can tell you that this series does not present things from Keeler's perspective, but from the perspective of the men (and women) who hated her!
I always fancied Ben Miles. ..and he's a great actor.
I'm loving watching this. Great drama.
minatormyth - have I missed it already? Do you know when it started please?
Andrew it’s the last one this Sunday
Kenny Johnson - Thanks, I caught up on BBC iPlayer, four episodes, is there one more this Sunday then?
Why is it so many female actresses have to get naked in the film's they appear in? In my view there is a fine line between so called serious acting and porn.
Does she? Strewth, when was this?
I only tuned in halfway as not a story which interested me but I read an article about the tragic “fit up” of Stephen Ward so tuned in and James Norton just stole every scene he was in which made ep 6 a bit of an anti-climax and good to see Ben Miles from Coupling again.
I know Miles and he is a finer fellah you could not meet and a fine actor !
James stole the show and every single scene he was in. At first I thought he was lovely but just a tad too smiley and then by episode 4/5 I loved him and my heart broke for ‘his’ fate. On another note, I don’t think the portrayal of Christine was that good - she appeared like a dim and disloyal person in this film. Ben is a great actor. The film should have been called ‘The trial of the scapegoat Stephen Ward’ or something like that. That’s how strong James’ portrayal was. Poor Stephen.
Ben Miles was great in one of Cathirine Cooksons tv films.
It's an excellent show. But the success of it, despite all the heavyweight actors involved, belongs to James Norton, who is seriously moving as Stephen Ward. The problem for me is that Sophie Miles plays Christine as a manipulative girl without a brain in her head. My guess would be that the real Christine was much more aware of what was going on. And I will wonder forever how a production this caliber, put Ben Miles in the worst hairpiece in TV history. He is a very good actor and he didn't need it.
It's not Sophie's acting that portrays Christine this way - it's Amanda Coe's script! The script puts Keeler as a main character but presents her from the perspective of her haters and not from her own perspective! She is both narrator and main character, but this is not Keeler's real life point of view!!
The unknown fact for me and (I can remember the case, I'm 75yrs) is the personality of Christine. The script points to her ignorance and her willingness to jump into danger. Christine seems wildly determined to destroy herself with no discernment on her part. At the time she would have been labelled 'a brainless twit'. Christine very much a product of her family environment.
Oh yeah, that’s the actor who played Peter Townsend
after doing a bit of research I found out that jack profumo was a real good guy ,im not excusing what he did ,he made mistakes but if you care to research the man you will find he did very good things during the war and after the affair he took his punishment and helped a lot of less fortunate people out .
Love you Sophie Cookson..😘😘😍
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Sophie ❤️
Ben Miles was such an odd choice for Profumo as he doesn’t look anything like him!
Neither did Ian McKellen in 1989's scandal. In fact he looked worse.
I agree entirely. But I was referring to the latest incarnation when it’d be expected that they’d get it more accurate after that debacle.
I love sophie
Sophie Diva Cookson 🇧🇷
Absolutely nothing like Chris was in reality and she most certainly didn’t have that cockney apples and pears accent . She would turn in her grave if she could have seen how she was Portrayed in this drama
Agree!!
Everything attracted me to this project… Yes lovely probably the money
Christine was a lovely looking woman, why on Earth would she sleep with an old horrible man like Profumo?
Power attracts a certain type of woman, and Profumo had a very powerful position.
@@MOGGS1942 Yes, absolutely and I guess money can be a big attraction as well.
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It's not the money, at least not in the case of Keeler and Profumo!
@@phekach I said I guess money can be a big attraction as well as power and that is true. How do you know it wasn't about the money anyway? She received gifts and money from him.
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She received only 2 gifts from profumo: cigarette lighter and perfume. She said that he offered her money many times but she refused to accept. And only once she agreed to accept money from him - 20 pounds. With this amount she bought a present for her mother. She saw the £20 and the two gifts she received from Profumo as a friendly gesture rather than payment for sex.
Im looking for sophie cookson vids to promote her new show and this is the only one i can find. And she has to share the stage with this grandad. This sucks.
stellen11 what?
Plenty grandads wishing they looked like him 🤣
There's such a littleness about you as a person.
Still recovering from this burn 😂
She's very pretty and he's very handsome
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