How the cast of 'Scoop,' Netflix's Prince Andrew drama, compare to the real-life people they play

An image of Prince Andrew from the 2019 "Newsnight" interview, and Rufus Sewell in Netflix's "Scoop."YouTube/BBC Newsnight/Peter Mountain/Netflix

• Netflix's "Scoop" tells the story of the BBC's infamous interview with Prince Andrew in 2019.
• Rufus Sewell plays Andrew opposite Gillian Anderson as journalist Emily Maitlis.

Rufus Sewell plays Prince Andrew in Netflix's "Scoop," which looks at the royal's infamous 2019 interview about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

The film dramatizes the BBC interview in which Andrew denied allegations that he had sex with a 17-year-old via his links with Epstein, a convicted sex offender and disgraced financier. It also focuses on the journalists and producers who negotiated with Buckingham Palace to arrange the interview.

The real-life journalists from "Newsnight," the BBC's flagship current affairs program, are a key part of the Netflix film, and they're played by stars including Gillian Anderson and Billie Piper.

Here's how the "Scoop" cast compares to the real-life people they play.