First look images have been released for BBC One and Amazon Studios' A Very British Scandal starring The Crown’s Claire Foy.

The drama series focuses on the divorce of the Duke and Duchess of Argyll, one of the most notorious, extraordinary, and brutal legal cases of the 20th century.

Margaret, Duchess of Argyll was famed for her charisma, beauty, and style and dominated the front pages, as the divorce exposed accusations of forgery, theft, violence, drug-taking, bribery, and an explicit Polaroid picture that was to haunt her for the rest of her life.

Starring in the three part mini series will be Claire Foy - who won an Emmy award for her portrayal as the early Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown - as Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll; Paul Bettany of WandaVision and Avengers: Infinity War as Ian Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll; and Julia Davis know for her roles in Nighty Night and Gavin & Stacey as Maureen, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava.

Maureen, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava (Julia Davis) and Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll (Claire Foy)
Maureen, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava (Julia Davis) and Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll (Claire Foy)

Filming took place across the United Kingdom and Claire Foy was spotted in London filming some scenes for the show in June.

The synopsis reads: “A Very Great British Scandal turns the scandal inside out in order to explore the social and political climate of post-war Britain, looking at attitudes towards women, and asking whether institutional misogyny was widespread at the time.

Claire Foy as Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll
Claire Foy as Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll

“As her contemporaries, the press, and the judiciary sought to vilify her, Margaret kept her head held high with bravery and resilience, refusing to go quietly as she was betrayed by her friends and publicly shamed by a society that revelled in her fall from grace.”

The drama has been made by the team behind the BBC's A Very English Scandal, Blueprint Pictures. The show aired in 2018 and starred Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw as politician Jeremy Thorpe and his lover, Norman Scott.

Margaret Campbell will be played by Claire Foy and Paul Bettany will star as Ian Campbell
Margaret Campbell will be played by Claire Foy and Paul Bettany will star as Ian Campbell

Also set to star in the series written by Sarah Phelps are: Amanda Drew (The Trial Of Christine Keeler, Trust), Richard McCabe (Poldark, Harlots), Phoebe Nicholls (The Elephant Man, Fortitude), Camilla Rutherford (Phantom Thread, Fleming), Timothy Renouf (Afterlife Of The Party, The Laureate), Sophia Myles (A Discovery Of Witches, Spooks), Sophie Ward (The Moonstone, Land Girls), Tim Steed (The Death Of Stalin, Cruella), and Katherine Manners (Press, War & Peace).

Paul Bettany and Claire Foy filming scenes for A Very British Scandal
Paul Bettany and Claire Foy filming scenes for A Very British Scandal

Richard Goulding (The Crown, The Murders At White House Farm); Jonathan Aris (Sherlock, The Night Manager); Oliver Chris (Trying, King Charles III); Nicholas Rowe (Roadkill, Young Sherlock Holmes); and Miles Jupp (The Durrells, Rev) will also star.

A Very British Scandal’s three, one-hour episodes are coming soon to BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the UK.

The episodes will also be available in 2022 on Prime Video in the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

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