Exclusive: Claire Foy, who won two Emmy Awards when she ascended to The Crown as Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, is having none of it — sympathy that is — for Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll, a society beauty whom she portrays, to the manner born, in the BBC1/Amazon Prime miniseries A Very British Scandal. The series replays the socialite’s scandalous 1963 divorce case from her husband Ian Campbell, the 11th Duke of Argyll, played as a rum sort of aristocrat by Paul Bettany.
Unfairly, or not, Margaret was labelled as The Duchess of Debauchery. The case was the Amber Heard-Johnny Depp court case of its day, with bells on — it certainly matches it for notoriety. Fascinating to view A Very British Scandal a second time with the antics of the Heard-Depp trial at the back of one’s mind.
I used to see the Duchess around and about the London...
Unfairly, or not, Margaret was labelled as The Duchess of Debauchery. The case was the Amber Heard-Johnny Depp court case of its day, with bells on — it certainly matches it for notoriety. Fascinating to view A Very British Scandal a second time with the antics of the Heard-Depp trial at the back of one’s mind.
I used to see the Duchess around and about the London...
- 6/9/2022
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
Claire Foy just can’t get enough of period dramas about British aristocracy — and neither can audiences. It’s a match made in heaven, unlike the troubled marriage at the heart of her new series “A Very British Scandal.” Hailing from BBC One and Amazon, the provocative period drama sees “The Crown” star playing Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll, opposite “WandaVision” star Paul Bettany as Ian Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll. From the looks of this first trailer, sparks fly when the two seasoned actors go head to head as a couple going through an acrimonious divorce. Of course, this being the 1960s, the Duchess ends up paying a high price for her sexual freedom.
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,...
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,...
- 12/12/2021
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
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