Claire Foy’s ‘A Very British Scandal’ confirms US premiere date – watch the trailer!
Amazon has announced when A Very British Scandal will debut in the US.
The BBC’s recent hit mini-series is a follow-up to 2018’s A Very English Scandal.
A Very British Scandal focuses on “one of the most notorious, extraordinary and brutal legal cases of the 20th century”: the divorce of the Duke and Duchess of Argyll.
The three-part drama aired in the UK to great acclaim over the Christmas period last year.
Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll and Ian Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll are played by The Crown star Claire Foy and Paul Bettany (The Da Vinci Code).
The official synopsis reads: “Famed for her charisma, beauty and style, Margaret, Duchess of Argyll, dominated the front pages as a divorce featuring accusations of forgery, theft, violence, drug-taking, secret recording, bribery and an explicit polaroid picture – all played out in the white-hot glare of the 1960s media.
“A Very British Scandal turns this 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.
“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.”
A Very British Scandal is written by Sarah Phelps, who’s best known for her Agatha Christie adaptations.
Phelps previously commented: “Writing the story of Margaret’s life and the events leading up to and including her divorce from the Duke has been a passion project of mine since 1993 when I first heard her name and started learning about her.”
She explained: “I felt very strongly that she’d been punished for being a woman, for being visible, for refusing to back down, be a good girl and go quietly. This drama is my tribute to her.”
The series will premiere in the US exclusively on Amazon Prime Video on Friday 22nd April.
Watch the trailer:
UK viewers can stream all of A Very British Scandal right now on BBC iPlayer.
It’s a Sin writer Russell T Davies’ award-winning A Very English Scandal was a big success with audiences and critics when it aired four years ago.
Starring Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw, the mini-series told the incredible true story of politician Jeremy Thorpe’s attempts to silence ex-lover Norman Scott following the pair’s secret affair in the 1960s.
A Very English Scandal is available to watch on Amazon Prime Video.