Claire Foy And Paul Bettany Fail To See Eye-To-Eye In Eventful New Trailer For ‘A Very British Scandal’

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Prime Video just revealed when fans can expect to see “A Very British Scandal”. The streaming service confirmed the series would drop on April 22 and released a brand new trailer on Tuesday.

The teaser follows the scandalous true story surrounding the divorce of the Duke (Paul Bettany) and Duchess of Argyll (Claire Foy), described as “one of the most notorious, extraordinary, and brutal legal cases of the 20th century.” READ MORE: Paul Bettany & Claire Foy Star In ‘A Very British Scandal’, Dramatizing Notorious U.K.

Divorce A synopsis continues, “Famed for her charisma, beauty, and style, Margaret, Duchess of Argyll, dominated the front pages as a divorce featuring accusations of forgery, theft, violence, drug-taking, secret recording, bribery, and an explicit Polaroid picture all played out in the white-hot glare of the 1960s media. “‘A Very British Scandal’ turns this scandal inside out in order to explore the social and political climate of postwar Britain, looking at attitudes towards women, and asking whether institutional misogyny was widespread at the time.” READ MORE: Claire Foy Recalls Argument With ‘Mansplaining’ TV Installer “As her contemporaries, the press, and the judiciary sought to vilify her, Margaret kept her head held high with bravery and resilience, refusing to go quietly as she was betrayed by her friends and publicly shamed by a society that revelled in her fall from grace.”