National Treasure (British TV series)
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National Treasure is a four-part 2016 British television drama by Channel 4, written by Jack Thorne.[1] It stars Robbie Coltrane as Paul Finchley, a once successful comedian of the 1980s and early 1990s, now hosting a television quiz show. He is accused of raping several young women in the early 1990s. Julie Walters plays his wife Marie and Andrea Riseborough plays his daughter Dee.
| National Treasure | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | Operation Yewtree |
| Written by | Jack Thorne |
| Directed by | Marc Munden |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Cristobal Tapia de Veer |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | John Chapman |
| Production locations | |
| Production company | The Forge |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | 20 September (2016-09-20) – 11 October 2016 (2016-10-11) |
The drama is inspired by Operation Yewtree, a police operation that resulted in the prosecution of a number of veteran TV performers.[2][3] At the 2017 British Academy Television Awards, the series won Best Mini-Series while Coltrane was nominated for Best Actor.[4]