A Very British Sex Scandal: The Love Child & the Secretary

Edwina Currie, Matthew Parris and Ian Hislop lead a cast of politicians and journalists sharing personal memories of Cecil Parkinson and the scandal that ended his political ambitions – a secret affair with his secretary Sara Keays that lasted 12 years and would threaten the stability of the Conservative government. A story of power, politics and personal consequences.

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  Edwina Currie

  Self
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  Ian Hislop

  Self
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  Neil Kinnock

  Self
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  Matthew Parris

  Self
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  Margaret Thatcher

  Self (archive footage)