Steve Coogan takes the lead role in this darkly comic portrait of the diarist, naval strategist and serial adulterer. 1679: Pepys is in jail on treason charges. His arch-rival Lord Shaftesbury has heard of his diary and its detailed accounts of corruption and affairs. Can Pepys escape the gallows?
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(Mr Pepys's Diary - exploring the legacy of said tome - is at 11pm on BBC4)
Fantastic journal: page 24