Scoop

“One interview can change everything.”

In 2019, the Newsnight team at the BBC is working to land an interview that every other outlet wants. Booker Sam McAlister (Billie Piper) courts Prince Andrew's aide Amanda Thirsk (Keeley Hawes), while presenter Emily Maitlis (Gillian Anderson) prepares her questions. Philip Martin keeps us at the table with Maitlis and Andrew (Rufus Sewell), where he sits across from her, listening.