BBC’s steamy drama The Trial Of Christine Keeler uncovers how ‘pimp’ Dr Ward was the original Jeffrey Epstein.
A COLD War sex scandal that rocked the British government has been turned into a steamy new Sunday night drama.The Trial Of Christine Keeler is based on a 1960 sex scandalCredit: MirrorpixParallels can even be drawn to the ongoing media storm around the late US financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Two years later, when the scandal broke, the Profumo Affair threatened to topple Tory PM Harold Macmillan’s government. In her book Secrets And Lies, Christine wrote: “At night, Murray’s was a strange, underground fantasy place where the rich and famous queued for your attention.Christine Keeler was a showgirl at an exotic club in Soho, LondonCredit: Free for editorial useWard invited Christine to stay at his flat though they never slept together. Christine claimed: “I loved him but we were never lovers.
“In reality, he was a spymaster who befriended hosts of prominent and powerful people in the British government, aristocracy and even members of the Royal Family. With associates, he lured many of them into compromising situations.”
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