![]() Tom Southern (Britain’s Prime Minister) and James’ close friendship dates back to their raucous Oxford days. She is barely allowed to process the information, let alone his contrite behaviour, as the PM’s foul-mouthed Communications Director barges in on the couple’s exchange. ![]() James’ affair with a young parliamentary researcher in his office becomes tabloid fodder even as he scrambles to break the news to Sophie (Miller), his wife. But that’s the thing about an impossibly clean image…there is only so far it can carry you before the bubble bursts. At home, he’s a loyal husband and dedicated father. On the outside, he comes across as charming, a people’s politician willing to go the extra mile for his constituents. James Whitehouse (Friend), an English MP with close ties to the Prime Minister, is that kind of man. A man with wealth, pedigree and considerable influence has the wherewithal to hide it better. ![]() Veneer, sophistication and polish may all be present at that said level, but scratch the surface and you find that patriarchy is rampant across all stages of the socioeconomic structure. Based on Sarah Vaughan’s renowned novel of the same name, Anatomy of a Scandal exposes the powerful world it is set in, that being the top echelons of the British parliament, and male politicians within it.
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