THE Newsnight producer at the centre of Netflix drama Scoop has revealed she’d love to release a second flick.
Sam McAlister is famed as the brains behind the 2019 car crash Prince Andrew interview.
Billie Piper played the EdinburghUniversity student-turned-telly queen in the hit movie.
The eye-opening film also featured Rufus Sewell as the shamed Prince and Gillian Anderson as Newsnight powerhouse Emily Maitlis.
Sam’s involvement in the infamous Palace sit-down went global – with the Royal’s barmy ‘I don’t sweat’ claims dominating the front pages.
During her time as a behind-the-scenes operator, she also booked a string of other huge names for the flagship show– including Bill Clinton, Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s pornstarsex accuser Stormy Daniels.
However Sam reckons one episode from her 2022 tell-all memoir, titled Scoops, that would make a great sequel.
The producer has met a string of characters in her time working at the BBC.
'EMILY FEUD IS RUBBISH'
BY JORDAN TENNANT
SAM McAlister has rubbished feud claims over her relationship with big-shot Newsnight anchor Emily Matlis.
The powerhouse producer worked behind the scenes of the flagship news programme – fronted by veteran broadcaster Emily.
However it’s been reported that the female duo didn’t see eye-to-eye in the bustling BBC newsroom.
And Emily, who was apparently earning ten times the amount of money as Sam at the time, is set to release her own drama based on the scandalous interview.
The three-parter – A Very Royal Scandal – will be released later this year on rival streaming service Amazon.
It comes after Sam put to bed wild theories about a backstage bust-up and wished her former colleague all the best.
She said: “I’m sorry to disappoint you about a feud with Emily.
“As you can tell, I’m a woman who loves women.
“I’m proud to be associated with this incredible project and Emily is brilliant with what she does.
“I’m excited for her, I’m excited for her success – it’s just the sort of person I am.”
And there is a fascinating plot in her book devoted to one particular meeting she thinks could work on screen
She said: “It would be great if Netflix agreed to produce a second movie based on a chapter from my book.
“There’s one episode in the book about Julian Assange– I spent some time with him in the Ecuadorian embassy.
“The most memorable part was a handshake that lingered just a little bit too long – I can still kind of feel it now a decade later.”
Assange is an editor and founder of WikiLeaks, a source that provides news leaks and classified information obtained by anonymous sources.
WikiLeaks rose to prominence in 2010 as it published a series of leaks provided by a US Army intelligence analyst named Chelsea Manning.
Being in fear of the US government, Assange took refuge in the Embassy of Ecuador in London.
He was granted asylum by Ecuador due to fears of political persecution and extradition to the United States.
Assange remained in the Embassy of Ecuador in London for approximately seven years.
He was granted Ecuadorian citizenship in 2018 but the asylum was withdrawn following a series of disputes with the Ecuadorian authorities in 2019.
The Australian journalist and ethical hacker is facing up to 175 years in jail.
Elsehwere Amazon is in crisis talks over its Prince Andrew blockbuster after streaming rivals Netflix won plaudits for its version.
Three-part series A Very Royal Scandal is not due to air until October — six months after Scoop.
