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BBC One is preparing to air a brand new feature-length drama, The Trick, telling the real-life story of the \u2018Climategate\u2019 affair<\/a> from 2009.<\/p>\n The film follows Professor Philip Jones (played by Jason Watkins), the Director of Climate Research at the University of East Anglia, who was one of the targets in a co-ordinated hack that saw thousands of emails stolen and used by climate change deniers.<\/p>\n \u201cWith time running out against an unseen enemy, The Trick looks at the potentially devastating consequences to humanity from climate change denial \u2013\u00a0how a media storm undermined public confidence in the science and how the concept of \u2018truth\u2019 took a back seat causing us to lose a decade of action,\u201d reads the official BBC synopsis.<\/p>\n It continues: \u201cThe film also charts the unjustified persecution of Phil Jones, his wife Ruth\u2019s support of her husband and the fight for the ultimate exoneration of himself and the science.\u201d<\/p>\n Read on for everything you need to know about how to watch The Trick.<\/p>\n The Trick\u00a0will be made available to stream on BBC iPlayer from Monday\u00a018th October 2021<\/strong>, and will air that night on BBC One at 8.30pm<\/strong>.<\/p> The Trick cast is led by\u00a0Jason Watkins (McDonald & Dodds)\u00a0as Professor Phil Jones, alongside his former The Crown co-star\u00a0Victoria Hamilton\u00a0as Jones\u2019s wife, Ruth.<\/p>\n Other cast members include George MacKay (1917), Tara Divina (Line Of Duty), Jerome Flynn (Game Of Thrones), Rhashan Stone (Hollington Drive), Adrian Edmondson (Back to Life), and Aneirin Hughes (Keeping Faith).<\/p>\n Rounding out the cast are Pooky Quesnel (The A Word), Richard Elfyn (The Pact), David Calder (Time) and Justin Salinger (Hanna).<\/p>\n You can watch the short teaser trailer for The Trick right here.<\/p>\n The cybercrime that stole a decade\u2026The Trick release date<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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