Victorian London’s first female detective won’t stop investigating crime anytime soon. PBS Masterpiece announced that Miss Scarlet and The Duke has been renewed for a third season.
The drama returns for its second season on Oct. 16. The action will pick up a few months after the end of season 1. Eliza (Kate Phillips) has solved her father’s murder, while her relationship with William ‘The Duke’ Wellington (Stuart Martin) continues.
Here’s the backstory of the drama created by Grantchester writer/showrunner Rachael New: When Eliza’s father dies, he leaves her penniless in a time where marriage is her only option for financial security.
But the headstrong Eliza is determined to find another way. Luckily, she has an ace up her bonnet – her father’s business – a private detective agency.
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