Miniseries · Netflix
Anatomy of a Scandal
Not everyone is entitled to the truth.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Sienna Miller
Sophie Whitehouse
6 eps
Rupert Friend
James Whitehouse
6 eps
Michelle Dockery
Kate Woodcroft
6 eps
Naomi Scott
Olivia Lytton
6 eps
Josette Simon
Angela Regan
6 eps
Joshua McGuire
Chris Clarke
6 eps
Sebastian Selwood
Finn Whitehouse
6 eps
Amelie Bea Smith
Emily Whitehouse
6 eps
Ben Radcliffe
Young James
6 eps
Edmund Kingsley
Mark Frisk
1 eps
Maggie Steed
Sibyl Murray
1 eps
Sid Sagar
Raj
1 eps
Clayton Grover
Kenneth
1 eps
Jane Fowler
PR Liaison
1 eps
Rob Jarvis
Press 1
1 eps
Munirih Grace
Press 2
1 eps
Clive Francis
Lawrence Hughes-Davies
1 eps
Barnaby Kay
Detective Sergeant Willis
1 eps
Eleanor de Rohan
Detective Constable Rydon
1 eps
Arazou Baker
Junior Barrister 2
2 eps
Ralph Davis
Junior Barrister 1
2 eps
Adrian Lukis
Aitkin
1 eps
Rosalie Craig
Lucy
2 eps
Anna Madeley
Ellie Frisk
2 eps
Jane How
Madame Speaker
2 eps
Natasha Magigi
Mrs. Addington
2 eps
Annie Haworth
Alison
2 eps
Junior Buron
Ollie
1 eps
Rudy Blue
Ollie's Older Brother
1 eps
Niamh Lynch
Waitress
1 eps
Christopher Godwin
Dr. Howard Blackburn
1 eps
Iwan Davies
Patrick
1 eps
Richard McCabe
Brian Taylor
3 eps
Jake Simmance
Young Tom
3 eps
Luka Sheppard
Alec (Libertine)
3 eps
Richard Styles
TV Reporter
1 eps
Phoebe Nicholls
Tuppence Whitehouse
1 eps
Kathryn Wilder
Kitty Ledger
2 eps
Sonny Poon Tip
Dan
1 eps
Hannah Dodd
Young Sophie
4 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Anatomy of a Scandal actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Anatomy of a Scandal reads strongest on Character Depth, Serialized and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Sophie's privileged life as the wife of powerful politician James unravels when scandalous secrets surface — and he stands accused of a shocking crime.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E02
Episode 2
Sophie feels the fallout from the accusations swirling around James, who rallies a longtime friend for support. Kate prepares for her first witness.
- Directed by SJ Clarkson
- Written by Melissa James Gibson
S01E03
Episode 3
Kate questions Olivia about what happened in the elevator as Sophie reels from new information about James and pressure mounts on the prime minister.
- Directed by SJ Clarkson
- Written by Melissa James Gibson
S01E04
Episode 4
Needing time to think, Sophie takes the kids to the countryside. Kate's off her game in court. Memories surface of James' long-ago encounter with Holly.
- Directed by SJ Clarkson
- Written by Melissa James Gibson
S01E01
Episode 1
James scrambles to mitigate the scandal's impact, while a devastated but determined Sophie remembers happier moments and Kate debates her next move.
- Directed by SJ Clarkson
- Written by David E. Kelley, Melissa James Gibson
S01E06
Episode 6
Sophie's suspicions crystallize after James discloses more details of that fateful night at Oxford. An apprehensive Kate awaits the verdict.
- Directed by SJ Clarkson
- Written by Melissa James Gibson
S01E05
Episode 5
Ahead of a critical day in court, Kate confides in a friend as Sophie pieces together the night she attended a university party with James and Holly.
- Directed by SJ Clarkson
- Written by Melissa James Gibson
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E01
Episode 1
- Directed by SJ Clarkson
- Written by David E. Kelley, Melissa James Gibson
S01E02
Episode 2
- Directed by SJ Clarkson
- Written by Melissa James Gibson
S01E03
Episode 3
- Directed by SJ Clarkson
- Written by Melissa James Gibson
S01E04
Episode 4
- Directed by SJ Clarkson
- Written by Melissa James Gibson
S01E05
Episode 5
- Directed by SJ Clarkson
- Written by Melissa James Gibson
S01E06
Episode 6
- Directed by SJ Clarkson
- Written by Melissa James Gibson
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Mark KinsellaProducer
- Allie GossExecutive Producer
- David E. KelleyExecutive Producer
- Sarah VaughanExecutive Producer
- Melissa James GibsonExecutive Producer
- Bruna PapandreaExecutive Producer
Writing
- David E. KelleyWriter
- Melissa James GibsonWriter
Direction
- SJ ClarksonDirector
Cinematography
- Balazs BolygoDirector of Photography
Music
- Johan SöderqvistOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- NetflixStreaming
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