Quiz (TV series)

Quiz
Promotional poster
GenreDrama
Based on
Written byJames Graham
Directed byStephen Frears
Starring
Music byMurray Gold
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes3
Production
Executive producers
  • Dan Winch
  • William Village
  • James Graham
  • Stephen Frears
  • Andy Harries
ProducerAlice Pearse
CinematographyHubert Taczanowski
EditorPia Di Ciaula
Running time46–54 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkITV
Release13 April (2020-04-13) –
15 April 2020 (2020-04-15)
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Quiz is a British drama television serial developed for the ITV channel and AMC and written by James Graham, based on his play of the same name[2] commissioned by William Village[3] and the book Bad Show: the Quiz, the Cough, the Millionaire Major by Bob Woffinden and James Plaskett.[4] It is directed by Stephen Frears[5][6][7][8] and consists of three hour-long episodes.[9] The series focuses on the disgraced Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? contestant Charles Ingram, a former army major in the Royal Engineers, and how he unexpectedly won the £1 million jackpot on the quiz show in 2001, followed by a criminal trial in which he and his wife were convicted of cheating their way to success.[10]

Quiz premiered on ITV on 13 April 2020. The series received positive reviews from critics. Released during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns worldwide, Quiz received a large audience — similar to the Netflix documentary Tiger King — with the first episode being seen live by an average audience of 5.3 million in the UK. While the show was still airing, Ingram's Wikipedia article was one of the most viewed on the site.[11]

  1. ^ "Quiz | Left Bank Pictures". www.leftbankpictures.co.uk.
  2. ^ Bond, Kimberley (16 August 2019). "Helen McCrory and Michael Sheen lead cast of new ITV drama about Who Wants To Be A Millionaire's coughing scandal". Radio Times. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  3. ^ "ITV commissions three part drama, Quiz, directed by Stephen Frears and produced by Left Bank Pictures". Press Centre. 16 August 2019. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  4. ^ Quiz, episode 1, end credits.
  5. ^ Rajan, Amol (23 April 2019). "Stephen Frears 'to adapt' Quiz for ITV". BBC News. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  6. ^ "AMC Commissions Three-Part Drama Quiz Starring Matthew Macfadyen, Michael Sheen, Sian Clifford and More". AMC. 16 August 2019. Archived from the original on 2 May 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  7. ^ Mousumi, Ojha (1 September 2021). "'Quiz': Amazon minTv Quiz". Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Amazon Quiz".
  9. ^ Moir, Sophia (14 April 2020). "Quiz on TV: From Charles Ingram to Chris Tarrant - who's who?". bt.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  10. ^ McIntosh, Steven (7 April 2020). "ITV drama Quiz explores Millionaire cough scandal". bbc.co.uk. BBC News.
  11. ^ "Quiz and The Nest: Dramas score highly in Easter TV battle". BBC News. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.