Quiz: Transformations

A companion to episode 1 of the TV drama Quiz, we’ll delve into what was fact and what was made-up about the legendary 2001 coughing scandal on Who Wants to be a Millionaire. Exactly how did Michael Sheen transform into Chris Tarrant? Were the Ingrams involved in the production, what archive gameshow footage was real and is the syndicate a true shadowy organisation? The creator and writer of Quiz, James Graham (Brexit: An Uncivil War, Ink, This House, Labour of Love) is our guide, alongside producer Alice Pearse and executive producer Dan Winch, as they go deep on exactly how the ITV/AMC drama was made, with added help from their wider team. Quiz airs on ITV April 13/14/15 and is released on AMC May 31st. UK residents can watch the episodes back at https://www.itv.com/hub/itv Final Answer: the official Who Wants To Be A Millionaire podcast is produced by Sony Pictures Television and Sony Music's 4th Floor Creative. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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It’s never as easy as it looks on TV, which is where Final Answer, the official Who Wants to be a Millionaire podcast comes in. As the most successful gameshow of all time, it’s transformed the fortunes of broadcasters, hosts and most importantly, the people who play for the chance to win life-changing sums of money. We’ll bring you tales of what happens next when people win or lose – and find out some of the show’s secrets from those who work on it – starting with the team behind Quiz, the ITV drama devoted to Millionaire’s most infamous player, the so-called Coughing Major.