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Emily Maitlis

Emily Maitlis

Acting

Biography

Emily Maitlis is a British journalist, documentary filmmaker, and former newsreader for the BBC. She was the lead anchor until the end of 2021 of Newsnight, the BBC Two news and current affairs programme.

Known For

Have I Got News for You
7.2

Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party, personality or action unscathed in pursuit of laughs.

Have I Got News for You

1990
Would I Lie to You?
7.8

A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob Brydon (formerly Angus Deayton). Each person must reveal embarrassing facts and outrageous lies during a series of different rounds including "Home Truths", "This Is My..." and "Quickfire Lies". It is up to the opposing team to tell tall tales from fantastic facts.

Would I Lie to You?

2007
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2.8

The big names behind the big stories. Laura Kuenssberg talks to those making the news, inside and outside politics.

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

2022
The Late Late Show
5.6

Chat show that looks at current affairs in Ireland.

The Late Late Show

1962
A Very Royal Scandal
6.6

Follow Emily Maitlis' professional and personal journey as a Newsnight journalist, leading up to her acclaimed interview with Prince Andrew, in which he explained his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.

A Very Royal Scandal

2024
This Time with Alan Partridge
7.8

Alan is handed a career lifeline - the chance to stand in as co-host on This Time, a weekday magazine show. But can he capitalise on the opportunity?

This Time with Alan Partridge

2019
Taking the Flak
4.0

Comedy-drama about the lives of journalists in war zones.

Taking the Flak

2009
Outlaw
5.4

A group of people who feel betrayed by their government and let down by their police force form a modern-day outlaw posse in order to right what they see as the wrongs of society.

Outlaw

2007
Days That Shook the BBC with David Dimbleby
N/A

David Dimbleby goes behind the scenes to investigate major controversies that have affected the BBC and its viewers over the last sixty years.

Days That Shook the BBC with David Dimbleby

2022
Prince Andrew: Banished
8.0

Follow Prince Andrew, whose behavior brought scandal and disgrace to the royal family. Pushing him into the sex offenders Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, and then into a sex trafficking scandal that threatens the House of Windsor.

Prince Andrew: Banished

2022
Ghislaine, Prince Andrew and the Paedophile
N/A

Ranvir Singh unravels the story of how an entitled daughter of a billionaire sank into shame and disgrace through her friendship with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Ghislaine, Prince Andrew and the Paedophile

2022
A Year in the Life of a Year 2019
N/A

Rhys Thomas reviews 2019 in his usual inimitable way

A Year in the Life of a Year 2019

2020
The Riots 2011: One Week in August
6.0

2011 saw the largest wave of disorder in the UK since the 1980s. This revelatory film hears from the people who experienced the riots up close and personal. A decade on, we look back at the summer of 2011 through the eyes of those whose lives have never been the same since. In a series of candid interviews, we hear the story from all angles. Convicted rioters, frontline police, a judge, a government advisor and a grieving father look back at that week in August, and the years that followed, to piece together what really happened and why.

The Riots 2011: One Week in August

2021
Andrew: The Musical
5.0

A hilarious, all-singing, all-dancing reimagining of the Duke of York's very public fall from grace, starring Kieran Hodgson, Munya Chawawa, Harry Enfield and Joe Wilkinson

Andrew: The Musical

2022
The Fall of Prince Andrew
N/A

Andrew Mountbatten Windsor has been stripped of his royal titles and is being evicted from the rent-free mansion he calls home. His disgrace follows a scandal that’s been 25 years in the making.

The Fall of Prince Andrew

2025