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The embittered divorce of the Duke and Duchess of Argyll was one of the most turbulent court cases of the 20th century, fraught with forgery, bribery, theft and scandal surrounding explicit photographs.
Charismatic Margaret, Duchess of Argyll s reputation never recovered, after she was branded a nymphomaniac by her husband, Scottish peer Ian Douglas Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll, who stole an explicit Polaroid picture of her and used it to expose her infidelity - making her one of the first victims of revenge porn, according to her biographer.
The image allegedly showed Margaret wearing only her signature triple-string of pearls while fellating an unidentified man and was reportedly full frontal and left nothing to the imagination .
A Very English Scandal, with the new series, aptly titled
A Very British Scandal.
According to Variety, the pair will play the Duke and Duchess of Argyll during their well-publicised and extremely acrimonious divorce in a joint series. The series will air on BBC One in the UK, and on Amazon Prime Video in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
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Speaking about the three-part series, which is to be written by Sarah Phelps and directed by Anne Sewitsky, Claire said: “I’m so excited to work with Anne, Sarah and Paul on this extraordinary project, and to explore through this story, how often shame, judgement and controversy surrounds a woman’s sexuality.”
Claire Foy is set to star opposite Paul Bettany as the embittered Duke and Duchess of Argyll in a BBC series based on their explosive legal battle.
The actors will play the warring couple whose divorce became one of the most turbulent court cases of the 20th Century as it became fraught with forgery, theft, violence and drugs.
The series, titled A Very British Scandal, which will come from the same team behind A Very English Scandal, which dramatised the Jeremy Thorpe saga that rocked the UK government in the 1970s.
Coming soon: Claire Foy is set to star opposite Paul Bettany (right) as the embittered Duke and Duchess of Argyll in a BBC series based on their explosive legal battle