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Quiz

2020

Quiz (2020) is a British drama series which tells the story of the cheating scandal on the TV quiz show Who Wants to be a Millionaire.

In 2001, army major Charles Ingram (Matthew Macfadyen) won the £1 million jackpot on the quiz show. He was later convicted – along with his wife Diana (Sian Clifford) and college lecturer Tecwen Whittock (Michael Jibson) – of cheating.

Mention is made in the series that Tecwen Whittock was in the UK care system as a child and he was complimented for having subsequently become a teacher.

Whittock reportedly received a 12-month suspended sentence plus a fine and costs. He resigned his lecturing job at Pontypridd College in Wales shortly after the court case. Apparently he became an after-dinner speaker talking about his experiences on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.

Children and young people in social care, and those who have left, are often subject to stigmatisation and discrimination. Being stigmatised and discriminated against can impact negatively on mental health and wellbeing not only during the care experience but often for many years after too. The project aims to contribute towards changing community attitudes towards care experienced people as a group. See glossary HERE


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