Why was Christine Keeler put on trial as BBC series continues?

The real life Christine and Sophie Cookson playing her in BBC’s show (Picture: BBC/Getty)
The first episode of The Trial of Christine Keeler left audiences gripped, and chances are tonight’s episode will be no different.
The six-part BBC series recalls the notorious Profumo Affair, which saw a government toppled after a scandal was unearthed in the 1960s.
As we wait for the next instalment of the drama, here’s what Christine Keeler’s role in the scandal was and what she w