In the years following, the story of the Ingrams' scam continued to fascinate writers, including playwright James Graham, who wrote the play Quiz in 2017.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Graham based his play partly on Bob Woffinden and James Plaskett's 2015 book Bad Show: The Quiz, the Cough, the Millionaire Major and partly on his own interviews with the Ingrams. The result: a two-part play offering evidence for the Ingrams' guilt and for their innocence. Graham adapted his own play into the current, three-part AMC miniseries.
"You want the viewer to make a decision and then reverse it," director Stephen Frears told the LA Times. "That was where the pleasure lay . . . It was trying to hold that line. It was about whether [the Ingrams] did or didn't do it, and how fair could you be to everybody." The series presents information on both sides: noting evidence that supports the Ingrams' convictions, but also evidence that has come out in the years since that complicates things, such as Whittock's health condition that makes it difficult for him to control his coughing, as well as evidence that a much larger syndicate existed trying to game the game shows. While the show doesn't necessarily provide "answers," it's an intriguing look at a TV scandal that's certainly unforgettable in its strange details.