A Very British Scandal Trailer Claire Foy Pops As Infamous Divorcee

The three-part series tells the story of the couple’s highly publicized 1963 divorce proceedings. Known for her charisma, beauty, and style, Margaret, Duchess of Argyll, dominated newspapers as the divorce exposed accusations of forgery, theft, violence, drug-use, and bribery. In his effort to besmirch her name, the Duke released a list of her conquests that included government ministers and members of the British royal family, as well as a compromising Polaroid photo that would haunt her for the rest of her life.

“A Very British Scandal” explores the social and political climate of post-war Britain, looking at attitudes toward women, and highlighting the widespread institutional misogyny of the time. “Sex is the one thing you can get a woman on,” Foy recently told The Sunday Times. “It is a quick way to make a woman subhuman, wrong, and weird. It happens in every walk of life.” If the title sounds familiar, it’s because “A Very British Scandal” is produced by Blueprint Pictures, the team behind “A Very English Scandal,” another three-part drama series based on a famous real-life sex scandal. The first series starred Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw; it was written by Russell T. Davies and directed by Stephen Frears. For this feminist follow-up, the producers have tapped prolific British TV writer Sarah Phelps (“EastEnders”) to write, with Norwegian filmmaker Anne Sewitsky (“Castle Rock”) directing. Check out the first trailer below.