James Graham is planning a ‘Quiz’ sequel.
The playwright and screenwriter – who wrote the ITV show ‘Quiz’ based on the true story of Major Charles Ingram cheating his way to winning £1 million on ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?’ – has revealed that he would love to create a follow-up based on Charles and his wife Diana.
Charles (played by Matthew Macfadyen) and Diana (Sian Clifford) – who were convicted in 2001 – are said to be planning an appeal after James’ three-part series and if they do, he would love to create another episode.
He told The Sun newspaper’s Bizarre TV column: "It may go back to court, in which case episode four will be coming to you soon.
"It would be a ’20 years later’ story, looking at what’s happened to that family in the intervening period.
"As someone who has been fixated on this story since he was 18 years old, I’ll be keen to see how their story unfolds.
"And I can’t pretend that I wouldn’t pick up the phone to ITV and go, ‘Do you think there’s something in this?’"
The show’s former host Chris Tarrant – played by Michael Sheen in the three-part drama – insisted this week he has no doubt the "rotter" major was guilty.
He said: "It was very well made wasn’t it? It was actually very well done but it is a drama, it’s not factual.
"So most of those conversations were made up because that’s what playwrights do. I mean the bottom line is he’s a rotter and a cad and a bandit and he was guilty. No question in my mind at all that he was guilty!"
Quiz sequel planned
