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Charles Ingram
Charles William Ingram (born 6 August 1963) is an English novelist, computer repairman, and former British Army major who became known for being accused and convicted of cheating on the television game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in 2001, after winning the maximum prize of one million pounds. Following a lengthy trial at Southwark Crown Court, he was convicted on a single count of procuring the execution of a valuable security by deception. He was convicted of an unrelated insurance fraud in 2003, and ordered to resign his commission as a major by the Army Board.
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Fleabag's Sian Clifford opens up about Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? ITV drama
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dailystar.co.ukIT was the scandal that gripped the nation – the coughing major who cheated his way to £1million on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
Now the story of Charles Ingram, wife Diana and their accomplice Tecwen Whittock is being brought to screens in new TV show Quiz.
Based on a play by James Graham, it examines whether the trio really were guilty of swindling their way to the jackpot in 2001 – using Whittock’s coughs to indicate the correct answer as Ingram was in the hot seat.
But for Fleabag star Sian Clifford, who plays Diana, that question isn’t really important. She says: “It was a question we tossed around every single day but I don’t know that’s it’s important to answer that question. “We don’t answer it on the show either but we do
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