2020 British TV series or programme
| The Trump Show | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Directed by | Rob Coldstream |
| Starring | Omarosa Manigault Newman Sean Spicer Rudy Giuliani Steve Bannon John Bolton Stormy Daniels |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 59-60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC |
| Release | 15 October 2020 (2020-10-15) – 19 January 2021 (2021-01-19) |
The Trump Show is a BBC documentary series about Donald Trump, the 45th President of the United States. It first started airing on 15 October 2020 and concluded on 19 January 2021, the day before the Inauguration of Joe Biden.
Directed by Rob Coldstream, the series focuses on the Presidency of Donald Trump and all the controversies and challenges Trump faced in his four years in office (such as the Stormy Daniels scandal, his first impeachment trial, the COVID-19 pandemic, fabricated claims of election fraud, and the Capitol attack). It features interviews from Trump's friends, advisers and close observers.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | Rob Coldstream | 15 October 2020 (2020-10-15) | |
| Trump tears up the rule book in the first year of his presidency. | ||||
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Rob Coldstream | 15 October 2020 (2020-10-15) | |
| Key players shed light on Trump's second year as he faces challenges from his past. | ||||
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Rob Coldstream | 19 October 2020 (2020-10-19) | |
| Trump faces down impeachment, a pandemic and riots in the months before the US election. | ||||
| 4 | "Downfall" | Rob Coldstream | 19 January 2021 (2021-01-19) | |
| Trump’s last months as president as he attempts to win, and subsequently overturn, the results of the 2020 election – culminating in scenes of violent ‘insurrection’ against the US Congress. | ||||
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Reception
The Trump Show has received positive reviews from critics. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 86%. On IMDb, the series has a 7.8 rating. The Independent described the series as "thoroughly entertaining".
References
- ^ The Trump Show (Documentary), Tim Alberta, Steve Bannon, John Bolton, Rudy Giuliani, 72 Films, France Télévisions, 15 October 2020, retrieved 18 April 2021
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - "The Trump Show: Meet The Cast". BBC Select. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- "The director of The Trump Show discusses what he learned charting four years of madness". British GQ. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "BBC One's The Trump Show brilliantly reveals the US president's egotism". www.newstatesman.com. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- The Trump Show, Rotten Tomatoes, retrieved 18 April 2021
- "The Trump Show is an insight into the president's political horror show – review". The Independent. 16 October 2020. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
External links
- The Trump Show at BBC.
- The Trump Show at IMDb