Teaser Trailer for AMC's Miniseries QUIZ Based on UK 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?' Cheating Scandal
We’ve got a fun little teaser for you to check out for the upcoming mini-series heading to AMC next month called Quiz. The three-episode series follows the true story of Charles Ingram, a former British army major who got caught in the major scandal of cheating to win the highest prize of £1 million on the UK version of the popular game show, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in 2001.
Here’s the synopsis of the wild story:
Quiz tells the extraordinary and sensational story of how Charles and Diana Ingram attempted an ‘audacious heist’ on the quiz show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Major Ingram (Matthew Macfadyen), his wife Diana (Sian Clifford, Fleabag) and an accomplice, Tecwen Whittock (Michael Jibson, Hamilton), who was sitting in the audience, were accused of cheating their way to a million pounds on what was the most popular game show on earth in 2001. The couple stood trial for conspiring by coughing during the recording to signify the correct answers to the multiple-choice questions posed to the Major by the host, Chris Tarrant (Michael Sheen).
Check out the trailer below, and watch Quiz on AMC when it premieres on May 31.