Quiz: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Quiz tells the extraordinary and sensational story of how Charles and Diana Ingram attempted an ‘audacious heist' on the quiz show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Major Ingram, his wife Diana and an accomplice, Tecwen Whittock, who was sitting in the audience, were accused of cheating their way to a million pounds on what was, the most popular game show on earth in 2001. The couple stood trial for conspiring by coughing during the recording to signify the correct answers to the multiple choice questions posed to the Major by host, Chris Tarrant.

Series details

• Title: Quiz
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2020-04-13
• Final broadcast date listed: 2020-04-15
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 43402
• IMDb ID: tt10228230
• TVDB ID: 368261

Cast and credited roles

• Matthew Macfadyen — Major Charles Ingram
• Michael Sheen — Chris Tarrant
• Sian Clifford — Diana Ingram
• Mark Bonnar — Paul Smith
• Helen McCrory — Sonia Woodley QC
• Michael Jibson — Tecwen Whittock
• Aisling Bea — Claudia Rosencrantz
• Elliot Levey — David Briggs
• Risteard Cooper — David Liddiment
• Trystan Gravelle — Adrian Pollock

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2020-04-13; final listed air date 2020-04-15; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

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