Scandal (1989 film) Scandal (1989 film) Scandal is a 1989 British drama film, a fictionalised account of the Profumo affair that rocked the government of British prime minister Harold Macmillan. It stars Joanne Whalley as Christine Keeler and John Hurt as Stephen Ward, personalities at the heart of the affair. The film was screened in competition at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. The theme song "Nothing Has Been Proved" was written and produced by Pet Shop Boys and sung by Dusty Springfield. An English bon-vivant osteopath is enchanted with a young exotic dancer and invites her to live with him. He serves as
Profumo affair persuade Keeler not to publish, the compensation she demanded was so large that Profumo's lawyers considered charges of extortion. Ward informed the "Pictorial" that Keeler's story was largely false, and that he and others would sue if it was printed, whereupon the paper withdrew its offer, although Keeler kept the £200. Keeler then gave details of her affair with Profumo to a police officer, who did not pass on this information to MI5 or the legal authorities. By this time, many of Profumo's political colleagues had heard rumours of his entanglement, and of the existence of a potentially incriminating letter.