A man at the centre of the Jeremy Thorpe scandal is unhappy at his portrayal by Ben Whishaw.
A man at the centre of the Jeremy Thorpe scandal has described the depiction of him in a TV drama as "very unkind" and a "caricature".explored Norman Scott's alleged affair with late former Liberal Party leader Mr Thorpe.
He said: "Ben was being a very good actor, he had met me, he knew me, and I hoped that he would be me... Reflecting on scenes from the series, which starred Hugh Grant as Thorpe, he added: "But I did not walk down the stairs of the Old Bailey saying that I am gay and queer and all this sort of thing. Because it's just not me. I'm not that sort of person.
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