Gillian Anderson will star as Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis who, in 2019, interviewed Prince Andrew on the programme about his involvement in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. Rufus Sewell will play Prince Andrew in the appearance which would go onto make headlines around the world.

Scoop will explain just how Maitlis and her fellow journalists wormed their way into the Royal establishment and secured "the scoop of the decade" that led to Prince Andrew's dramatic fall from grace—and Maitlis winning Network Presenter of the Year at the RTS Television Journalism Awards in 2019.

The film will retrace every step of the painstaking process, from navigating Palace vetoes and breaking through to Prince Andrew's inner circle, to the high-stakes negotiations and intense rehearsals, as well as the interview itself.

Rufus Sewell (Kaleidoscope) will star as Prince Andrew, opposite Gillian Anderson (Sex Education) as Emily Maitlis.

Sam McAllister's memoir Scoops: Behind The Scenes of the BBC's Most Shocking Interviews provided the basis for the adaptation. And as it was McAllister who negotiated and secured the booking, she will be played by Billie Piper (I Hate Suzie) in the film.

Keeley Hawes (It's A Sin) rounds off the cast as Amanda Thirsk, Prince Andrew's former private secretary.

Philip Martin (The Crown), who directed the film, said: "I want to put the audience inside the breath-taking sequence of events that led to the interview with Prince Andrew — to tell a story about a search for answers, in a world of speculation and varying recollections.

"It’s a film about power, privilege and differing perspectives and how — whether in glittering palaces or high-tech newsrooms — we judge what’s true."