It's the late 1960s, homosexuality has only just been legalised and Jeremy Thorpe, the leader of the Liberal party, has a secret he's desperate to hide.

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HG01AHugh GrantJeremy Thorpe
BW02ABen WhishawNorman Scott
AJ03AAlex JenningsPeter Bessell
MD04AMonica DolanMarion Thorpe
JH05AJonathan HydeDavid Napley
JW06AJason WatkinsEmlyn Hooson
PH07APatricia HodgeUrsula Thorpe
NB08ANaomi BattrickDiana Stainton

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