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QUIZ
Air Date: Monday, January 12, 2026
Time Slot: 3:01 AM-4:00 AM EST on ACORN TV
Episode Title: (#101-103) "Limited Series" (Repeat)
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Monday, January 12th
Quiz
Binge | 3 Episodes
The sensational true story of Major Charles Ingram (Matthew Macfadyen, Succession), who causes a major scandal after being caught cheating his way to winning 1 million pounds on the game show "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?"
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BROADCAST
HISTORY:
5/31/20
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6/14/20
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STATUS:
canceled/ended (2019-2020 season) |
TIME SLOT:
completed airing its current season |
SEASON(S):
1 (3 episodes, 0 of which have yet to air) |
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
limited series |
DESCRIPTION:
(from AMC's press release, April 2020) AMC announced today that the premiere date for its three-part drama series Quiz will be Sunday, May 31 at 10/9c. The second and third episodes will air on Sunday, June 7 and Sunday, June 14 at 9/8c, respectively. The full series will also be available to binge on AMC Premiere beginning Sunday, May 31 at 10/9c. A three-part drama directed by the globally renowned Stephen Frears (A Very English Scandal, Florence Foster Jenkins, Philomena, The Queen) and written by playwright James Graham(Brexit: An Uncivil War, Ink, This House, Labour of Love), 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) and an accomplice, Tecwen Whittock (Michael Jibson), 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 host, Chris Tarrant (Michael Sheen). |
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Aisling Bea as Claudia Rosencrantz
· Helen McCrory as Sonia Woodley QC
· Mark Bonnar as Paul Smith
· Matthew Macfadyen as Major Charles Ingram
· Michael Jibson as Tecwen Whittock
· Michael Sheen as Chris Tarrant
· Sian Clifford as Diana Ingram
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CREW INFORMATION:
· Alice Pearse as PROD
· Andy Harries as EP
· Dan Winch as EP
· James Graham as WRTR
· Stephen Frears as DIR
· William Village as EP
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GENRE(S):
· drama
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Left Bank Pictures
· Sony Pictures Television
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