The book concerns the extraordinary story of Charles Ingram, the major in the British Army who won the million-pound prize on ITV's top-rated quiz show, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? After allegations were made that a fellow contestant had coughed to indicate the correct answers, Ingram was convicted on fraud charges. He then had to resign his commission and lost his reputation, his home and any prospects of future employment. Previously, he had been a well-respected army officer; now he was, according to the British press, as reviled as a mass murderer.

But he has always asserted that he won the prize fairly. Now, for the first time, Bad Show tells the complete story and explains exactly what happened on that fateful night.

BOB WOFFINDEN is a former documentaries producer for ITV. He has been associate editor of New Musical Express and worked for the BBC’s magazine, The Listener. He has written about matters of British justice for over thirty years. His books include Miscarriages of Justice and Hanratty.

JAMES PLASKETT is a chess grandmaster who was the 1990 British champion. In 2005, he won £250,000 on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?