Back in 2001, Army major Charles Ingram was at the heart of one of TV’s biggest controversies when he was accused of cheating his way to the jackpot on ITV game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Now, fascinating three-part drama Quiz, starring Matthew Macfadyen as Charles, explores the ‘Coughing Major’ scandal.
The series begins as producer Paul Smith (Mark Bonnar) cocreates Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and it becomes a TV phenomenon hosted by Chris Tarrant (Michael Sheen).
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