A Very English Scandal

[Machine Translation] Playing with Fire, Countdown to Ruin? Suspense drama co-starring Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw. --London, 1965. A member of the House of Commons, Thorpe ( Hugh Grant ), is vying to become the next leader of the Liberal Party. He becomes friendly with Norman ( Ben Whishaw ), a beautiful young man he once met at a supporter's house, and they fall in love. However, their secret relationship did not last long as homosexuality was still illegal in those days, and the two broke up. Losing his financial backing and in need of money, Norman reveals their relationship to Thorpe's family and repeatedly demands money from them. As long as he is around, her political life will continue to be threatened.

火遊びは、破滅へのカウントダウン?! ヒュー・グラントとベン・ウィショー共演によるサスペンスドラマ。――1965年のロンドン。下院議員ソープ(ヒュー・グラント)は次期自由党党首の座を狙っていた。彼はかつて支援者宅で出会った美青年ノーマン(ベン・ウィショー)と親密になり、愛し合う仲に。しかし、まだ同性愛が違法だった時代、秘密の関係は長く続かず2人は破局。経済的な後ろ盾を失い、生活費に困ったノーマンは、ソープの家族に関係を暴露し、幾度となく金銭を要求するようになる。「彼がいる限り、政治生命が脅かされ続ける」ソープの中で、次第にノーマンに対する殺意が芽生え始め・・・。