Directed by:
Richard EyreScreenplay:
Patrick MarberCinematography:
Chris MengesComposer:
Philip GlassCast:
Cate Blanchett, Judi Dench, Tom Georgeson, Alice Bird, Bill Nighy, Joanna Scanlan, Andrew Simpson, Juno Temple, Stephen Kennedy, Anne-Marie Duff, Phil Davis (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Two women, caught up in a drama of need and betrayal, are at the heart of the psychological thriller "Notes on a Scandal." The twists and turns of the story are noted in the acerbic diary of Barbara Covett, a domineering and solitary teacher who rules with an iron fist over her classroom at a decaying state-run secondary school in London. Save for her cat, Portia, Barbara lives alone, without friends or confidantes--but her world changes when she meets the school's new art teacher, Sheba Hart. Sheba appears to be the kindred spirit and loyal friend Barbara has always been seeking. But, when she discovers that Sheba is having an incendiary affair with one of her young students, their budding relationship takes an ominous turn. Now, as Barbara threatens to expose Sheba's terrible secret to both her husband and the world, Barbara's own secrets and dark obsessions come tumbling to the fore, exposing the deceptions at the core of each of the women's lives. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Cate Blanchett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/428/164428566_726e4d.jpg)
Cate Blanchett
Australia
Best movies:
![Judi Dench](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/205/163205154_c0b055.jpg)
Judi Dench
UK
Best movies:
A Performance of Macbeth (1979) (TV movie)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016) (theatrical recording)
![Tom Georgeson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/426/158426711_5182c3.gif)
Tom Georgeson
UK
Best movies:
The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Cadfael (1994) (series)
![Alice Bird](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275832_c9ec88.jpg)
Alice Bird
Best movies:
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
Messiah: The Harrowing (2005) (TV movie)
![Bill Nighy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/137/163137689_f931fa.jpg)
Bill Nighy
UK
Best movies:
Skylight (2014) (theatrical recording)
The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
Love Actually (2003)
![Joanna Scanlan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/141/166141523_8f3dd0.jpg)
Joanna Scanlan
UK
Best movies:
Stardust (2007)
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
After Love (2020)
![Andrew Simpson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276352_33688b.jpg)
Andrew Simpson
UK
Best movies:
Song for a Raggy Boy (2003)
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
Good Vibrations (2012)
![Juno Temple](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/160/160160842_5e39d2.jpg)
Juno Temple
UK
Best movies:
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Atonement (2007)
Vinyl (2016) (series)
Stephen Kennedy
UK
Best movies:
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
The Snapper (1993) (TV movie)
![Anne-Marie Duff](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/160/164160222_a5a6fb.png)
Anne-Marie Duff
UK
Best movies:
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016) (theatrical recording)
Sinners (2002) (TV movie)
The Magdalene Sisters (2002)
![Phil Davis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/456/164456212_dfde43.png)
Phil Davis
UK
Best movies:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
In the Name of the Father (1993)
![Benedict Taylor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279274_3fc1cb.jpg)
Benedict Taylor
UK
Best movies:
Wallander (2008) (series)
The Far Pavilions (1984) (series)
The Far Pavilions (1984)
![Julia McKenzie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/755/163755529_74c6a5.jpg)
Julia McKenzie
UK
Best movies:
Cranford (2007) (series)
Shirley Valentine (1989)
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
![Adrian Scarborough](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/712/158712265_cad7e0.jpg)
Adrian Scarborough
UK
Best movies:
The King's Speech (2010)
Cranford (2007) (series)
1917 (2019)
![Jill Baker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/162/159162696_3b1761.jpg)
Jill Baker
UK
Best movies:
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Wallander (2008) (series)
Perfect Strangers (2001) (series)
![Michael Maloney](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/422/160422865_fe4b86.jpg)
Michael Maloney
UK
Best movies:
The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
Hamlet (1996)
Henry V (1989)
Emma Kennedy
UK
Best movies:
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
Tameka Empson
UK
Best movies:
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
Beautiful Thing (1996)
Skellig (2009) (TV movie)
Edward M. Kelahan
USA
Best movies:
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
We Own the Night (2007)
Enchanted (2007)
Wendy Nottingham
Best movies:
Atonement (2007)
Secrets & Lies (1996)
Babel (2006)