Just goes to show you shouldn't be fooled by slick trailers! I went into this thinking it'd be an insightful take on the Prince Andrew interview scandal, with juicy never-before-seen-or-heard tidbits, knowledge, palace intrigue, etc. But no, there's literally nothing new to see here. In fact, as I watched the (expertly reenacted, I must admit) recreation of the Emily Maitlis/Prince Andrew sit down interview, I found myself wanting to just watch the damn original. We learn nothing interesting about how Billie Piper's character secured the interview (she hustled Andrew's press secretary, played by a very forgettable Keely Hawes, the way any journalist would be expected to hustle and secure any other interview, unless I'm missing something?), we get virtually nothing new/fresh in terms of the Epstein scandal, no behind-the-palace-gates intrigue or insights about how the royals might have felt about it all, etc. Gillian Anderson resurrects bits and pieces of her Margaret Thatcher routine and vocal fry for this, and Rufus Sewell does his darndest to emote Andrew (props to the makeup dept for the awesome prosthetics). All in all, a disappointment.
