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
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Just over a year after first announcing development of the sequel to the Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw-led hit, Amazon and BBC have found their leads for A Very British Scandal in Emmy and Golden Globe winner Claire Foy (The Crown) and BAFTA Film nominee Paul Bettany (WandaVision).