Linda Tripp’s 1998 betrayal of Monica Lewinsky, setting her up to be questioned by lawyers for Special Prosecutor Kenneth Starr, had its roots five years earlier: sidelined from the White House after the suicide of her boss, Tripp feels ill-used. She considers selling her story to sensation-hungry literary agent Lucianne Goldberg, but inside knowledge has a limited shelf-life. But when chance brings West Wing outcast Monica to Linda’s Pentagon workplace in 1996, she recognises a kindred spirit in the former intern.\n\nMeanwhile, an article about a sexual harassment accusation against Bill Clinton while he was Governor of Arkansas forces a reluctant Paula Jones into the nation’s gaze when she decides to start a lawsuit. \n\n
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Series 1: 10. The Wilderness
September 1998. The Starr Report’s flood of salacious details mortifies Monica, and Linda is further vilified after the release of her tapes. Meanwhile, Paula goes public ...
25-12-2021
BBC 2
Series 1: 9. The Grand Jury
Holed up in a hotel and still fearing there is a media circus outside her home, a pilloried Linda tries to get on with work, but a lack of cooperation frustrates her. Paula, mad ...
18-12-2021
BBC 2
Series 1: 8. Stand By Your Man
1998. Despite their marriage having survived Bill’s earlier alleged infidelities, Hillary's decision to defend him backfires after she is misled about Monica. Meanwhile, t ...
11-12-2021
BBC 2
Series 1: 7. The Assassination Of Monica Lewinsky
At his deposition in the Paula Jones case, President Clinton flatly denies her accusations, but doing the same for the insinuations about Monica will be risky if the prosecutors ...
04-12-2021
BBC 2
Series 1: 6. Man Handled
Judge Kenneth Starr assigns his gentler lead prosecutor, Mike Emmick, to persuade Monica to aid their case. In the room at the hotel near where she was picked up, Emmick tells h ...
27-11-2021
BBC 2
Series 1: 5. Do You Hear What I Hear?
Christmas is Linda’s favourite time of year, and even guilt over giving Monica’s name to those supporting the Paula Jones sexual harassment suit cannot spoil it. Mon ...
20-11-2021
BBC 2
Series 1: 4. The Telephone Hour
August 1997. To marry her ‘moral outrage’ with material reward, Linda becomes an agent provocateur. An emotional Monica feels isolated and desperately let down, so L ...
13-11-2021
BBC 2
Series 1: 3. Not To Be Believed
Through the mid-1990s the online Drudge Report has gradually moved from showbiz tittle-tattle into the political sphere. Would-be old-school 'newsman' Matt Drudge is looking for ...
06-11-2021
BBC 2
Series 1: 2. The President Kissed Me
President Bill Clinton’s refusal to agree spending cuts sought by the Republican-controlled Congress results in a government shutdown in November 1995, so interns must sta ...
30-10-2021
BBC 2
Series 1: 1. Exiles
Linda Tripp’s 1998 betrayal of Monica Lewinsky, setting her up to be questioned by lawyers for Special Prosecutor Kenneth Starr, had its roots five years earlier: sideline ...
23-10-2021
BBC 2
Series 1: 4. The Telephone Hour
August 1997. To marry her ‘moral outrage’ with material reward, Linda becomes an agent provocateur. An emotional Monica feels isolated and desperately let down, so L ...
13-11-2021
BBC 2
Series 1: 5. Do You Hear What I Hear?
Christmas is Linda’s favourite time of year, and even guilt over giving Monica’s name to those supporting the Paula Jones sexual harassment suit cannot spoil it. Mon ...
20-11-2021
BBC 2
Series 1: 10. The Wilderness
September 1998. The Starr Report’s flood of salacious details mortifies Monica, and Linda is further vilified after the release of her tapes. Meanwhile, Paula goes public ...
25-12-2021
BBC 2
Series 1: 3. Not To Be Believed
Through the mid-1990s the online Drudge Report has gradually moved from showbiz tittle-tattle into the political sphere. Would-be old-school 'newsman' Matt Drudge is looking for ...
06-11-2021
BBC 2
Series 1: 2. The President Kissed Me
President Bill Clinton’s refusal to agree spending cuts sought by the Republican-controlled Congress results in a government shutdown in November 1995, so interns must sta ...
30-10-2021
BBC 2
Series 1: 6. Man Handled
Judge Kenneth Starr assigns his gentler lead prosecutor, Mike Emmick, to persuade Monica to aid their case. In the room at the hotel near where she was picked up, Emmick tells h ...
27-11-2021
BBC 2
Series 1: 1. Exiles
Linda Tripp’s 1998 betrayal of Monica Lewinsky, setting her up to be questioned by lawyers for Special Prosecutor Kenneth Starr, had its roots five years earlier: sideline ...
23-10-2021
BBC 2
Series 1: 8. Stand By Your Man
1998. Despite their marriage having survived Bill’s earlier alleged infidelities, Hillary's decision to defend him backfires after she is misled about Monica. Meanwhile, t ...
11-12-2021
BBC 2
Series 1: 7. The Assassination Of Monica Lewinsky
At his deposition in the Paula Jones case, President Clinton flatly denies her accusations, but doing the same for the insinuations about Monica will be risky if the prosecutors ...
04-12-2021
BBC 2
Series 1: 9. The Grand Jury
Holed up in a hotel and still fearing there is a media circus outside her home, a pilloried Linda tries to get on with work, but a lack of cooperation frustrates her. Paula, mad ...
18-12-2021
BBC 2