May 08, 2003
90 min
Full-HD

Major Fraud (2003)

Footage from the game show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" is examined to reveal how a contestant almost cheated his way to the jackpot.

Category

Documentary TV Movie

Country

United Kingdom

Companies

ITV Celador Productions Granada Television

Martin Bashir

Self - Host

Chris Tarrant

Self - Gameshow Host

Charles Ingram

Self - Gameshow Contestant (archive footage)

Eve Winstanley

Self - Researcher

Chris Burke

Self - Production Coordinator

Phil Davies

Self - Floor Manager

Kevin Duff

Self - Sound Supervisor

Helen Wood

Self - Production Manager

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