Quiz [ITV]

Morgans

All that fandango wrote: »

Brilliant series, and Michael Sheen..wow. More like Chris Tarrant than Chris Tarrant himself. One thing I didnt really get though if someone could explain. The guy who was head of ITV, tall slim grey hair northern Irish accent...why did he look quite guilty or nervous about something towards the end like he knew something everyone else didnt?

Think it was set up to suggest that ITVs new head of programming wanted 'event tv' and got one with this scandal just as ratings were dropping. We need something of Diana level - Martin Bashir did an interview with Diana and a documentary on the Ingram's. (There was a scene where Paul Smith got his summons where he suggested if there could be a documentary out of the scandal)

Harry Palmr

and here we are 20 years later and the damn thing is still going!

extra gravy

Was the defence barrister's dialogue taken verbatim from the trial I wonder? Because it was very convincing.

Morgans

extra gravy wrote: »

Was the defence barrister's dialogue taken verbatim from the trial I wonder? Because it was very convincing.

Until you watch Judith Keppel's performance on the show. Not a leg to stand on. She immediately knows the answer in most questions, doesnt list out each option, doesnt change her mind, and to suggest there was coughing that was signalling the answers to her would have been easily knocked down.

Its not that there was coughing in the audience that was the giveaway - that was the 'proof' they used. Of course there was coughing on every show, but none of them coincided so clearly with a contestant giving the appearance that he knew nothing of the questions, suddenly with no rationale, switching to the correct answer. He definitely cheated and had he stopped at 250K, they probably would have got away with it - unfortunately he was too dim to stop there.

The unanswered question is how easy is it to cheat a MENSA exam.

maudgonner

Harry Palmr wrote: »

I've gone from hanging Judge to give them a hug! I think they were sunk by circumstances and group think.

This show was based on a play, and the audience of the play got to vote (via WWTBAM style keypads) at the interval, and again at the end, whether they thought they were guilty or innocent.


The vast majority voted them guilty after the first half and innocent by the end


Personally, if I ever get hauled up in front of a jury I'd like Helen McCrory to defend me.

PeterDuggan

Big ask... Does anyone have a copy of the last episode (episode 3) please? I managed to record the wrong flippin' channel last night! ...and it doesn't look like there's any repeat scheduled.

Would be very grateful.

rapul

Keep an eye on itv1 late night or over the weekend, they do tend to repeat

Zaph

Morgans wrote: »

The unanswered question is how easy is it to cheat a MENSA exam.

I'm guessing that the MENSA tests are similar to the aptitude tests that some of us may have done in school or applying for certain jobs. They usually contain a lot of logic based questions - numbers, shapes, angles, spatial awareness, etc. - rather than quiz type questions. Ingram has a degree in engineering, so I'd imagine that those sort of questions would be a lot easier for him than questions on pop culture.

PeterDuggan

rapul wrote: »

Keep an eye on itv1 late night or over the weekend, they do tend to repeat

Thanks I know they often do repeat but I've checked listings for the next several weeks ahead and it's not repeated.

So if anyone does have a copy of the last episode please do let me know. Thanks.

Harry Palmr

You may have to wait until Virgin One show it.

Mehaffey1

PeterDuggan wrote: »

Thanks I know they often do repeat but I've checked listings for the next several weeks ahead and it's not repeated.

So if anyone does have a copy of the last episode please do let me know. Thanks.

Sent you a PM there

SureYWouldntYa

You can watch it on the ITV Player or whatever its called, I thought it was region locked same as BBC but its not

Don't know if they have a phone app that works here, but I was able to cast it from the browser here

expectationlost

was the brother not summoned to the trial?

Ironman76

All the episodes are on YouTube.

Water John

I suspect Smith never met with Spooner. The scene felt shoed in there.

expectationlost

Water John wrote: »

I suspect Smith never met with Spooner. The scene felt shoed in there.

well he met him in the run up to making of this https://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/tvfilm/quiz-episode-three-true-story-charles-ingram-court-case-a4415211.html

There was a documentary done about the whole thing, and there is video of Diana coughing on the Craig David question.

I'm surprised there are posters here saying they doubt their guilt. I've watched quiz twice now and I still think they are guilty as sin. I've also read up on the case before.

No doubt in my mind.

His entire run: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBWR0I9LbOQ

The amount of u-turns he does is surely suspicious to those of you on the fence.

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

There was a documentary done about the whole thing, and there is video of Diana coughing on the Craig David question.

I'm surprised there are posters here saying they doubt their guilt. I've watched quiz twice now and I still think they are guilty as sin. I've also read up on the case before.

No doubt in my mind.

His entire run: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBWR0I9LbOQ

The amount of u-turns he does is surely suspicious to those of you on the fence.

Having looked at the real footage again last night, ive switched to being in agreement with you.

3 factors. Diana looking down at Tecwen, the sudden u-turn on Craig David, and the brother in laws behaviour, had sealed their fate in my opinion. The defence put up a good argument but thats why they are in the business

freshpopcorn

I think lot's of people think the Ingrams cheated but what the show did was make people question other winners of various amounts and wonder what would come out if all episodes were investigated deeply!

freshpopcorn

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I think lot's of people think the Ingrams cheated but what the show did was make people question other winners of various amounts and wonder what would come out if all episodes were investigated deeply!

The other side of it though, the more winners, the more contestants, the more viewers and the more revenue.

fryup

Cheeky Charles and his wife milked it for all its worth...appearing in TV shows like wife swap, celebrity big brother, weakest link so i wouldn't feel too sorry for them

and nowadays they run a market stall selling jewellery

fryup

fryup wrote: »

Cheeky Charles and his wife milked it for all its worth...appearing in TV shows like wife swap, celebrity big brother, weakest link so i wouldn't feel too sorry for them

and nowadays they run a market stall selling jewellery

Well he was kicked out of the army to be fair. They had children to support. WWTBAM was the worst thing that ever happened to them. he could arguably have been sitting on a nice cushy pension now.

fryup

well he and his mrs only have themselves to blame - blind greed

don't be fooled by that TV drama, they both knew damn well what they were up to from the start - guilty as charged

SureYWouldntYa

To me anyway he came across as a bit socially awkward and perhaps performing well in front of the camera and lights mightn't have come easy

fryup

The portrayal of Major Ingram was totally off imo.......making him look like a harmless half-wit oaf easily led....wherase in reality Ingram was a very astute cunning character...keep in mind he was done a few months later for insurance fraud

Basq

fryup wrote: »

The portrayal of Major Ingram was totally off imo.......making him look like a harmless half-wit oaf easily led....wherase in reality Ingram was a very astute cunning character...keep in mind he was done a few months later for insurance fraud

Yeah, agreed!

Even Chris Tarrant was interviewed the other morning on radio in the UK and said they made Ingram far too likeable.

It was a great production that being said!

PTH2009

watched it all yesterday and really enjoyed it

bit freaky about the underground quiz club (was that true or made up for the story ??)

Still 50-50 on it, very hard to think the coughing was a coincidence

Was Chris Tarrant that fake when the camera stopped rolling (where he was meh about imgrims wife been in the audience ?)

Water John

The Major is a member of Mensa, as pointed out by his defence counsel. This Doesn't mean he's socially clever, as shown by his failure to conceal his unusual changing of answer he favoured. He for example went for Google, when he said he never heard of the term. He could only risk that if he knew what the other three answers were, which he didn't.

Paddy Spooner TMK was on three WWTBAM in three different countries. He won 32K in each of two.

PTH2009

Water John wrote: »

The Major is a member of Mensa, as pointed out by his defence counsel. This Doesn't mean he's socially clever, as shown by his failure to conceal his unusual changing of answer he favoured. He for example went for Google, when he said he never heard of the term. He could only risk that if he knew what the other three answers were, which he didn't.

Paddy Spooner TMK was on three WWTBAM in three different countries. He won 32K in each of two.

Reckon Spooner was unhappy with his trip over here if he only won 1K but tbh the Irish version was the drizzling ****s

brian_t

fryup wrote: »

...keep in mind he was done a few months later for insurance fraud

So not that smart then !

WhiteMan32

Ironman76 wrote: »

All the episodes are on YouTube.

They must have since been removed / taken down from YT. All I can find are a trailer, a behind the scenes and reviews of it.

fryup

its on itv hub free for everyone

brandonviewer

fryup wrote: »

its on itv hub free for everyone

Serious question, how do I get the itv hub?
Trying to download it on a Samsung smart TV but not succeeded.
Any help would be appreciated

brandonviewer

brandonviewer wrote: »

Serious question, how do I get the itv hub?
Trying to download it on a Samsung smart TV but not succeeded.
Any help would be appreciated

I just had it on my phone and airplayed it onto tv
You sign up and just add in a random English post code and you are good to go!!

fryup

brandonviewer wrote: »

Trying to download it on a Samsung smart TV but not succeeded.

sorry don't know about smart TV....i just watched it via my laptop

brandonviewer

Melina Sticky Cowhand wrote: »

I just had it on my phone and airplayed it onto tv
You sign up and just add in a random English post code and you are good to go!!

Thanks for that. Found a random code on a block of cheese from Lidl and it worked fine

gp1990

Seriously for anyone doubting their guilt just have a look back at the recording of his performance on YouTube. Just focus on the 500,000 question if needs be, that will be more than sufficient. The million pound question is equally as laughable, and as for 'Craig David'...

If he bailed on the 250,000 he would have gotten away with it too, very foolish boy!

JP Liz V1

brian_t wrote: »

Quiz starts on RTE One this Sunday at 9.30pm.

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JP Liz V1

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

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Surprised Virgin Media didnt show this. Thought they had first dabs on all of ITV's programming?

Loyal Lady

Enjoying this on RTE 1

lertsnim

Deleted User wrote: »

Surprised Virgin Media didnt show this. Thought they had first dabs on all of ITV's programming?

ITV Studios is who Virgin Media have the deal with and they didn't make this show.

BorneTobyWilde

I thought it was a comedy with the impressions

BorneTobyWilde

Cough cough

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Credit Checker Moose

BorneTobyWilde

Good olde Charlie

BorneTobyWilde

How is he doing it .

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