VIDEO : Hugh Grant Cast In BBC Drama About Britain's 'Trial of the Century'

Hugh Grant has joined the cast of the BBC Drama 'A Very English Scandal.'
Grant will play Jeremy Thorpe, the first U.K. politician to stand trial for conspiracy and incitement to murder.
The three part mini series will be directed by Stephen Frears.
The project tells the story of what has been called Britain's "trial of the century."
The drama will be the first production from Sony-backed Blueprint Television, which launched last June.