The creator of Quiz says he has ‘doubts’ over whether Major Charles Ingram really did cheat on Who Wants to be a Millionaire.
James Graham has revisited television's biggest scam for the ITV drama, which launched on Monday night, and follows a contestant who cheated his way to winning the show’s £1million jackpot.
If you weren’t around to see the episode when it aired in 2001, you have likely seen the YouTube videos that show Ingram in the hot seat apparently reacting to the coughs by audience member Tecwen Whittock.
Following a trial at Southwark Crown Court, Ingram, his wife and Whittock were convicted by a majority verdict of procuring the execution of a valuable security by deception.
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