![]() ![]() Thorpe’s sexual bona fides are conveyed in a dryly witty opening scene as he lunches with fellow Parliamentarian Peter Bessell (Alex Jennings), who hints that he himself has dabbled in same-sex affiliations. ![]() ![]() Based on a stranger-than-fiction true story, it’s the tale of Labour Party minister Jeremy Thorpe (a nigh-unrecognizable Hugh Grant), a closeted gay man in the early ’60s United Kingdom, where homosexuality was still illegal. The three-part A Very English Scandal definitely does. I’m always glad when Amazon Prime offers something that competes in quality with Netflix originals. Two of these, both British period dramas, are exceptional. June was Pride month, and streaming platforms commemorated it with several notable LGBTQ offerings available on Netflix and Amazon Prime.
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