Devised by and starring Harry Shearer as President Nixon, the five-part comedy-drama tells the true story of what went on during Nixon’s Presidency.

A verbatim account of Nixon’s time in office which has been transcribed from the actual tapes, Nixon’s the One is based on more than 198 hours of recordings made between February 1971 and lasting until 1973 that were released by the Nixon Presidential Library in 2008.

The series will begin filming in September, with the full cast returning, including Henry Goodman as Kissinger.

Executive producer Jimmy Mulville commented: “I’m thrilled that Sky Arts have seen the obvious tragi-comic gold in the verbal meanderings of Richard Millhouse Nixon. Every word in the show is taken verbatim from his tapes. It will make you laugh out loud as your blood runs cold. Did this man once run the world? Really? Watch and be amazed. You couldn’t write it…”

Lucy Lumsden, Sky’s Head of Comedy, added: “Nixon’s The One reveals an intriguing part of American history that is as entertaining as it is shocking and thoroughly deserves a series.”

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