The Next Installment In the 'A Very British Scandal' Series May Tackle the Wagatha Christie Trial
The BBC is reportedly developing another season in its ongoing A Very British Scandal series, though this time around the anthology drama appears set to tackle a case its audience is likely much more familiar with.
The three-part first season of the drama, called A Very English Scandal, was written by Russell T. Davies, premiered in 2018, and followed the story of Jeremy Thorpe, a member of Parliament who, in 1979, was tried and later acquitted of conspiring to murder his ex-lover, Norman Scott. It starred Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw as the scandalous pair at the story's center, and won Whishaw some serious hardware for his performance as Scott (an Emmy, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA, and a Critics Choice Award to name just a few of his accolades)
The anthology's second outing—which was renamed A Very British Scandal as it dealt with a distinctly Scottish story—was written by Sarah Phelps and dramatized the very public divorce between Ian Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll, and his wife, Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll. It featured a powerhouse central couple in Paul Bettany and Claire Foy, but ultimately turned out to be something of a dud, garnering little attention and even less critical acclaim.
