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Scoop is a hit with viewers as they praise 'brilliant' and 'intriguing' film that portrays Prince Andrew's infamous Newsnight interview


Based on the book Scoops, by Sam McAlister, the film captures the tension behind booking the royal for the interview, as well as the tension among the cast during the interview.

Scoop is a hit with Netflix viewers with the film depicting Prince Andrew's infamous Newsnight interview with Emily Maitlis debuting on the streamer on Friday. The discussion, in which Andrew made a series of claims - including insisting he couldn't have been with Virginia at the time of the alleged encounter because he was dining at a Pizza Express in Woking and that a medical condition left him unable to sweat - has since gained notoriety and is widely acknowledged to have embarrassed the royals. Netflilx describes the production as portraying: 'The inside track of the women that broke through the Buckingham Palace establishment to secure the scoop of the decade that led to the catastrophic fall from grace of The Queen's 'Favourite son'.

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