

An English bon-vivant osteopath is enchanted with a young exotic dancer and invites her to live with him. He serves as friend and mentor, and through his contacts and parties she and her friend meet and date members of the Conservative Party. Eventually a scandal occurs when her affair with the Minister of War goes public, threatening their lifestyles and their freedom.

John Hurt
Stephen Ward

Joanne Whalley
Christine Keeler

Bridget Fonda
Mandy Rice-Davies

Ian McKellen
John Profumo

Leslie Phillips
Lord Astor

Britt Ekland
Mariella Novotny

Daniel Massey
Mervyn Griffith-Jones

Roland Gift
Johnnie Edgecombe

Alex Norton
Detective Inspector

Ronald Fraser
Justice Marshall

Paul Brooke
Detective Sergeant

Jeroen Krabbé
Eugene Ivanov

Keith Allen
Kevin

Ralph Brown
Paul Mann

Ken Campbell
Editor of Pictorial

Trevor Eve
Matinée Idol

Iain Cuthbertson
Lord Hailsham

Oliver Ford Davies
Mr Woods

Susannah Doyle
Jackie

Joanna Dunham
Lady Astor
Michael Caton-Jones
Michael Thomas
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