A Very British Scandal

*A Very British Scandal*
A Very British Scandal
Genre	Historical drama
Written by	Sarah Phelps
Directed by	Anne Sewitsky
Starring	Claire Foy; Paul Bettany;
Composer	Nathan Barr
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	3
Production
Executive producers	Sarah Phelps; Anne Sewitsky; Claire Foy; Kate Triggs; Delyth Scudamore; Graham Broadbent; Peter Czernin; Diarmuid McKeown; Lucy Richer; Dominic Treadwell-Collins;
Producer	Chris Ballantyne
Production locations	England; Scotland;
Cinematography	Si Bell
Editor	Dominic Strevens
Running time	177 minutes
Production companies	Blueprint Television; Sony Pictures Television Studios; Amazon Studios;
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	26 December –; 28 December 2021

A Very British Scandal is a 2021 British three-part historical drama series starring Claire Foy as Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll and Paul Bettany as Ian Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll. While not a direct sequel or continuation, its production company, Blueprint Pictures, previously made A Very English Scandal (2018), about the Thorpe affair. A third installment A Very Royal Scandal (2024), based on the infamous Prince Andrew interview with Emily Maitlis premiered in September 2024.

Written and created by Sarah Phelps, A Very British Scandal premiered in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 26 December 2021, and on Amazon Prime Video on 22 April 2022.