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Jan 2, 2022 · The real-life tragedy behind the very Scottish scandal. THE three-part BBC series A Very British Scandal shown last week has caused considerable controversy and a lot of questions about whether Margaret, Duchess of Argyll, really was the kind of character portrayed so memorably by Claire Foy. The answer, by and large, is that she was much as ...
- Hamish Macpherson
“The debut film from David Nawrath, who wrote the screenplay with Paul Salisbury, is astutely constructed dramaturgically and technically well executed. The film generates a significant emotional impact while taking a close look at a rarely depicted environment.
Oct 27, 2021 · The titillating tale is coming to a small screen near you, as the BBC is making it into a drama series titled A Very British Scandal, following on from A Very English Scandal, starring Hugh Grant and Ben Wishaw: The series focuses on the acrimonious divorce that rocked the aristocracy and delighted the tabloids with its salacious details.
- Heiress and Socialite
- Duchess of Argyll
- The ‘Dirty Duchess’
- Lord Denning’s Report
Born Margaret Whigham, the future Duchess of Argyll was the only daughter of a Scottish materials millionaire. Spending her childhood in New York City, she returned to London around the age of 14 and subsequently began a series of romantic relationships with some of the biggest names of her day. In an age where aristocratic women were primarily sim...
After a string of high profile romances, Margaret married Ian Douglas Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll, in 1951. Meeting by chance on a train, Argyll told Margaret of some of his experiences as a prisoner of warduring World War Two, omitting the fact that the trauma had left him reliant on alcohol and prescription drugs. Whilst there may well have bee...
The ensuing divorce case was splashed across newspaper front pages. The sheer scandal of photographic evidence of Margaret’s blatant infidelity – she was identifiable by her signature three-strand pearl necklace – was shocking to a world which, in 1963, was on the cusp of a sexual revolution. The headless man, or men, in the photographs were never ...
As part of proceedings, Lord Denning, who had compiled a government report on one of the decade’s other scandals, the Profumo Affair, was tasked with investigating Margaret’s sexual partners in more depth: primarily this was because ministers were concerned Margaret might be a security risk if she had been involved with senior government figures. A...
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Jun 5, 2013 · A scandal on which two films (The Keeler Affair in 1964 and Scandal in 1989) have been based (the first was banned from British cinema screens) and many books have been written.
Prince Andrew is a member of the British royal family and the third child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. He was portrayed by Rufus Sewell in “Scoop.”. Sheen is an Emmy, BAFTA and ...
