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The series dramatises the 1963 ''Argyll v Argyll'' case, the scandalous divorce of [[Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll]] and [[Ian Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll]], and the media frenzy surrounding it. Written by [[Sarah Phelps]], it premiered on BBC One on 26 December 2021.<ref name="deadline2">{{Cite web|last=Kanter|first=Jake|date=11 March 2020|title='The ABC Murders' Writer Sarah Phelps Signs up for 'A Very English Scandal' Season 2|url=https://deadline.com/2020/03/sarah-phelps-signs-season-two-a-very-english-scandal-1202879227/|work=Deadline|publisher=Penske Business Media}}</ref><ref name="telegraph">{{Cite news|date=31 January 2019|title=A Very English Scandal series 2 will focus on the 'Dirty Duchess' divorce case|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2019/01/31/english-scandal-series-2-will-focus-dirty-duchess-divorce-case/}}</ref><ref name="Grdn">{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Zoe |title=‘I like sex and am extremely good at it’ – the real crime of the ‘fellatio duchess’ in A Very British Scandal |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/dec/17/ex-extremely-good-fellatio-duchess-argyll-very-british-scandal-claire-foy |access-date=17 December 2021 |publisher=The Guardian |date=17 December 2021}}</ref>
The series dramatises the 1963 ''Argyll v Argyll'' case, the scandalous divorce of [[Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll]] and [[Ian Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll]], and the media frenzy surrounding it. Written by [[Sarah Phelps]], it premiered on BBC One on 26 December 2021.<ref name="deadline2">{{Cite web|last=Kanter|first=Jake|date=11 March 2020|title='The ABC Murders' Writer Sarah Phelps Signs up for 'A Very English Scandal' Season 2|url=https://deadline.com/2020/03/sarah-phelps-signs-season-two-a-very-english-scandal-1202879227/|work=Deadline|publisher=Penske Business Media}}</ref><ref name="telegraph">{{Cite news|date=31 January 2019|title=A Very English Scandal series 2 will focus on the 'Dirty Duchess' divorce case|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2019/01/31/english-scandal-series-2-will-focus-dirty-duchess-divorce-case/}}</ref><ref name="Grdn">{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Zoe |title=‘I like sex and am extremely good at it’ – the real crime of the ‘fellatio duchess’ in A Very British Scandal |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/dec/17/ex-extremely-good-fellatio-duchess-argyll-very-british-scandal-claire-foy |access-date=17 December 2021 |publisher=The Guardian |date=17 December 2021}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ramachandran|first=Naman|date=2021-12-10|title='The Crown' Star Claire Foy in Amazon, BBC's 'A Very British Scandal' – First Trailer Revealed|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/global/the-crown-claire-foy-a-very-british-scandal-first-trailer-1235130688/|access-date=2021-12-11|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ramachandran|first=Naman|date=2021-12-10|title='The Crown' Star Claire Foy in Amazon, BBC's 'A Very British Scandal' – First Trailer Revealed|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/global/the-crown-claire-foy-a-very-british-scandal-first-trailer-1235130688/|access-date=2021-12-11|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref>

It is a follow-up to ''[[A Very English Scandal (TV series)|A Very English Scandal]]'' (2018), about the Thorpe case.


==Cast==
==Cast==

Revision as of 09:36, 29 December 2021

A Very British Scandal[1] is a 2021 BBC mini-series.

The series dramatises the 1963 Argyll v Argyll case, the scandalous divorce of Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll and Ian Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll, and the media frenzy surrounding it. Written by Sarah Phelps, it premiered on BBC One on 26 December 2021.[2][3][4] [5]

Cast

Production

In March 2021, the producers of A Very English Scandal (2018) cast Claire Foy and Paul Bettany to star in this new series.[6]

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.K. viewers
(millions)
1"Episode 1"Anne SewitskySarah Phelps26 December 2021 (2021-12-26)N/A
2"Episode 2"Anne SewitskySarah Phelps27 December 2021 (2021-12-27)N/A
3"Episode 3"Anne SewitskySarah Phelps28 December 2021 (2021-12-28)N/A

Critical reception

Lucy Mangan of The Guardian gave the series five out of five stars, praising the writing and casting of the leads, as well as the portrayal of Margaret Campbell as an independent woman but not as a heroic figure.[7] Carol Midgley of The Times was less complimentary, awarding three out of five stars, but also praising Foy.[8] Anita Singh of The Telegraph gave it two out of five stars, critcising the shift in tone and style from A Very English Scandal, and feeling that it failed to make Margaret a sympathetic character.[9]

Sources

  1. ^ "BBC One confirms Sarah Phelps' A Very British Scandal, starring Claire Foy and Paul Bettany". BBC Media Centre. 11 March 2021.
  2. ^ Kanter, Jake (11 March 2020). "'The ABC Murders' Writer Sarah Phelps Signs up for 'A Very English Scandal' Season 2". Deadline. Penske Business Media.
  3. ^ "A Very English Scandal series 2 will focus on the 'Dirty Duchess' divorce case". The Telegraph. 31 January 2019.
  4. ^ Williams, Zoe (17 December 2021). "'I like sex and am extremely good at it' – the real crime of the 'fellatio duchess' in A Very British Scandal". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  5. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (2021-12-10). "'The Crown' Star Claire Foy in Amazon, BBC's 'A Very British Scandal' – First Trailer Revealed". Variety. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  6. ^ Claire Foy & Paul Bettany To Headline Second Season Of ‘A Very English Scandal’ For BBC/Amazon
  7. ^ https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/dec/26/a-very-british-scandal-review-claire-foy-is-masterful-as-the-dirty-duchess-out-for-blood
  8. ^ https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/a-very-british-scandal-review-foy-reigns-supreme-in-a-story-of-sex-lies-and-unhappy-aristocrats-r6h9jbbvt
  9. ^ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/british-scandal-review-poor-attempt-redeeming-truly-unlikeable/
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