Major Fraud

May 8, 2003

1h 30m

★ 7.7

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

TV Movie

Production Companies

ITV

Celador Productions

Granada Television

Major Fraud Trailers

No Trailers found.

Cast

Self - Host

Martin Bashir

Self - Gameshow Host

Chris Tarrant

Self - Gameshow Contestant (archive footage)

Charles Ingram

Self - Researcher

Eve Winstanley

Self - Production Coordinator

Chris Burke

Self - Floor Manager

Phil Davies

Self - Sound Supervisor

Kevin Duff

Self - Production Manager

Helen Wood

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