It’s no surprise that Diana and Adrian become obsessed with “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?”, the nation’s biggest quiz show ever, hosted by veteran presenter Chris Tarrant (an unrecognizable Michael Sheen) with an almost maniacal gleam in his eye. Charles, an affable major in the army, is gently bemused by Diana’s dedication to quizzes and trivia, a passion she shares with her brother, Adrian (Trystan Gravelle). Director Stephen Frears (“Dangerous Liaisons”) locks into a propulsive rhythm familiar to anyone who’s seen a heist film: tense and twisty, sometimes to a consciously clever fault, but more often to slyly ruthless effect.Ĭharles ( Matthew Macfadyen) and Diana ( Sian Clifford), to paraphrase their eventual opposing counsel, seem like a perfectly pleasant middle-aged, middle class British couple. Instead, it unravels the human desires, neuroses and outright stubbornness that made “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” such a massive hit in the first place. (They maintain their innocence to this day.) And yet, “Quiz” pointedly isn’t about finding the “truth” of the matter. ![]() This question haunts “Quiz,” James Graham’s 3-episode series about the real life case of Charles and Diana Ingram, a married couple whose time on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” eventually resulted in charges of deception and conspiracy. Did he cheat? Does finding loopholes in their system actually count as cheating? Is cheating on a game show technically, legally a crime? But again, and most importantly: did he cheat? Deep into the second episode of “Quiz,” a roomful of frustrated TV executives face some existential questions after watching a man seemingly bumble his way to winning the million pound jackpot on their fledgling hit, “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?”.
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