Quiz(TV show/series, 2020)

Name: Quiz
Genre: Drama
Released: 2020
Rating: 3.5

47min per episode | Genre: Drama

Mini series in 1 season with 3 episodes

Rating: 3.5/5 (with 37 votes)

Quiz is a British drama television serial developed for the ITV channel and AMC and written by James Graham, based on his play of the same name commissioned by William Village and the book Bad Show: the Quiz, the Cough, the Millionaire Major by Bob Woffinden and James Plaskett. It is directed by Stephen Frears and consists of three hour-long episodes. The series focuses on the disgraced Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? contestant Charles Ingram, a former army major in the Royal Engineers, and how he unexpectedly won the £1 million jackpot on the quiz show in 2001, followed by a criminal trial in which he and his wife were convicted of cheating their way to success. Quiz premiered on ITV on 13 April 2020. The series received positive reviews from critics. Released during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns worldwide, Quiz received a large audience — similar to the Netflix documentary Tiger King — with the first episode being seen live by an average audience of 5.3 million in the UK. While the show ... ()

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About Quiz

The story of Charles Ingram, a former British army major who caused a major scandal in the early 2000s after being caught cheating his way to winning £1 million on the game show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Ingram, his wife Diana and an accomplice, Tecwen Whittock, who was sitting in the audience, initially pulled off the on-screen heist before being caught and standing trial.

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Trailer for Quiz + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Quiz Mini-Series- Trailer on ITV(Trailer, 1:13)

Quiz Seasons and Episodes

04/13/2020Miniseries - 3 episodes

#1 | 04/13/2020Episode 1

3.5/5 (with 6 votes)

When television producer Paul Smith puts everything on the line to make ITV quiz show and overnight sensation `Who Wants to be a Millionaire?', one family's much-loved pub quiz hobby turns into outright obsession.

#2 | 04/14/2020Episode 2

3.7/5 (with 6 votes)

When seemingly hopeless contestant Charles Ingram returns for his second night in the hot seat, he is a brand new man with a brand new strategy. With the audience on the edge of their seats, Charles dithers and about-turns up the question ladder.

#3 | 04/15/2020Episode 3

3.7/5 (with 5 votes)

Persecuted and hounded by the public and press - Charles, Diana and Tecwen head to court. At first it seems the case for the prosecution is a fait accompli, but as the case for the defence gets underway, the jury learn there is far more to the story than they know.

Additional Information

Official websites:

itv.com

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)

Plays in: Southwark Crown Court, Hammersmith

Based on: "Quiz (play)" (find it on Amazon)

Main subject: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (TV show/series)

Made by: Left Bank Pictures

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: German (DE), English (EN), Hungarian (HU)

Translated into 19 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Serbian (SR), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Ended

First episode released on: 04/13/2020

Last episode released on: 04/15/2020

Cast: Michael Sheen, Sian Clifford, Mark Bonnar, Helen McCrory, Matthew Macfadyen, Michael Jibson, Aisling Bea, Trystan Gravelle, Elliot Levey, Risteárd Cooper, Jasmyn Banks, Martin Trenaman, Nicholas Woodeson, Paul Bazely

Director: Stephen Frears

Executive Producer: Andy Harries, Stephen Frears, James Graham

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Quiz: el escándalo de ¿Quién quiere ser millonario?"

"퀴즈"

Keywords: game show, quiz show, based on true story, 2000s, retired army man

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2021 | 3.7/5 | 46min per episode