Prince Andrew thanks Emily Maitlis in A Very Royal Scandal preview
The Prime Video series lands tomorrow.
The Prime Video dramatisation of the now infamous 2019 Newsnight interview between Emily Maitlis and Prince Andrew is landing on our screens this week – and lucky for you, RadioTimes.com has got an exclusive first look at A Very Royal Scandal.
In the exclusive clip (above) of the first episode, we can see the events straight after the interview in question as Maitlis (Ruth Wilson) and Prince Andrew (Michael Sheen) take some walking shots to accompany the piece.
In the background, Newsnight's former deputy editor Stewart Maclean (Éanna Hardwicke) is chatting to Prince Andrew's private secretary Amanda Thirsk (Joanna Scanlan), discussing how well the interview went.
Looking rather awkward with one another, Thirsk asks Maclean if they'll keep in touch, to which he replies: "Absolutely."
She thanks him, and the camera then focuses on a chatting Maitlis and Prince Andrew, who have now completed doing the rest of their footage.
With the cameras down, they relax a little more, and Prince Andrew points to a bust of Prince Albert, talking about how he's known as the "first royal entrepreuneur", and that "Her Majesty calls me the second".
Cutting the small talk, he then asks Maitlis how she thinks the interview went.
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"I thought it was very frank," she responds. "Yes, yes I hope so. I certainly do appreciate the chance to... obviously it was a risk, but no, no, I felt it and you felt it?" Prince Andrew then asks.
Looking overjoyed, Maitlis says "absolutely", and adds that she should go - but not before Prince Andrew thanks her and shakes her hand. "Thank you, Emily," he says finally, as Maitlis looks plainly at him before leaving the palace.
Maitlis serves as one of the executive producers on the new Prime Video series, which comes just months after Netflix's own adaptation of the interview in film Scoop.
The official synopsis for the series says: "One night. One hour. One interview that sent shockwaves around the globe. Based on the real-life 2019 interview between Emily Maitlis and Prince Andrew.
"A Very Royal Scandal follows the action of Maitlis and Prince Andrew in the lead-up to the interview, the groundbreaking event itself and the many questions left in its wake that would change their lives forever."
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Morgan Cormack is a Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering everything drama-related on TV and streaming. She previously worked at Stylist as an Entertainment Writer. Alongside her past work in content marketing and as a freelancer, she possesses a BA in English Literature.
