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British Scandal

The Profumo Affair | Sex, Lies and Spies | 1

British Scandal

Audible

History, Alice Levine, Society & Culture, True Crime, British, Great Britain, Exhibit C, Scandal, Matt Forde, Documentary, England

4.47.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 August 2021

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Nineteen year old showgirl Christine Keeler meets the cabinet minister John Profumo at a high society pool party. It’s the beginning of their scandalous affair.

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0:00.0

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0:12.0

Matthew Ford, a Squire.

0:14.0

Madame Levine.

0:15.0

So I'm in the driving seat this series.

0:17.0

The reign of terror returns.

0:18.0

You better believe it. I want your full attention. There will be a test after.

0:21.0

Okay, noted.

0:22.0

As we know, I have a taser and I'm not afraid to use it.

0:25.0

It's the 8th of July 1961, Buckinghamshire.

0:31.0

Christine Keeler is swimming laps at the large pool at Clifton, a grand man-a-house that sits on 376 acres of land.

0:39.0

At 19 years old, Christine has become used to spending her weekends here.

0:43.0

She's one of many regular visitors who over the years have included Winston Churchill, Lord Mountbatten and Mahat Magandy.

0:51.0

Some of those questions about who'd have round for a dinner party.

0:56.0

But she did it. It's a good line up.

0:57.0

Christine is strikingly beautiful, with chestnut brown, shoulder-length hair and an hourglass figure.

1:03.0

Lately, she's begun to feel at home among such an esteemed guest list.

1:07.0

That's thanks to her friend, Stephen Ward.

1:11.0

He sits by the pool reading a book in the fading evening light.

1:14.0

He may be over 30 years her senior, but Stephen's always up for fun.

1:19.0

That's why they get along so well.

1:22.0

Christine swims to the edge of the pool, flicks water in.

1:26.0

Stephen moves his eyes from the book to Christine, smiles at her.

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