The Trial of Christine Keeler
Christine Keeler (SOPHIA COOKSON), an English model and a showgirl, becomes entangled in a scandal at age 21, after a series of events involving her two ex-boyfriends Johnny Edgecombe (NATHAN STEWART-JARRETT) and Lucky Gordon (ANTHONY WELSH), in combination with MI5's secret service intrigues. These combine to reveal publicly two of Keeler's affairs from two years before when she was 19. Both affairs were with prominent married men---Soviet Union naval attaché Yevgeny Ivanov (VISAR VISHKA), and Secretary of State for War, John Profumo (BEN MILES), at the height of the Cold War.
- Metascore71
- 2019-2020
- 1 season
- HBO Max
- Drama, Documentary
Christine Keeler (SOPHIA COOKSON), an English model and a showgirl, becomes entangled in a scandal at age 21, after a series of events involving her two ex-boyfriends Johnny Edgecombe (NATHAN STEWART-JARRETT) and Lucky Gordon (ANTHONY WELSH), in combination with MI5's secret service intrigues. These combine to reveal publicly two of Keeler's affairs from two years before when she was 19. Both affairs were with prominent married men---Soviet Union naval attaché Yevgeny Ivanov (VISAR VISHKA), and Secretary of State for War, John Profumo (BEN MILES), at the height of the Cold War.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2019 - 2020
Episode 1
Episode #1.1
Wed, Dec 9, 2020 60 mins
The Trial of Christine Keeler takes a fresh look at one of the most infamous British stories: the chain of events in the 1960s that came to be known as the 'Profumo affair'. At the centre of the storm was 19-year-old Christine Keeler (Cookson) - a young woman whom the powerful, male-dominated establishment sought to silence and exploit, but who refused to play by their rules. The Trial of Christine Keeler takes us behind the headlines to tell a human story about the sexual and cultural politics of one of the most revealing and iconic stories of modern times.
Episode 2
Episode #1.2
58 mins
Christine is pressured to sell her story to the newspapers, but powerful forces are beginning to form against her.
Episode 3
Episode #1.3
59 mins
Arrogantly determined to brazen things out, John Profumo tells a deliberate lie in the House of Commons.
Episode 4
Episode #1.4
60 mins
Stephen Ward realizes that his powerful friends no longer want to know him, and he finds himself facing trial.
Episode 5
Episode #1.5
59 mins
The trial of Stephen Ward causes a national sensation, and he is unable to stop himself being made a scapegoat.
Episode 6
Episode #1.6
59 mins
With Stephen dead by his own hand, Christine must face the wrath of the British establishment - and it's out to get her.