A Very British Scandal - BBC1

[southeastdweller]

On tonight at 9.00, it stars Claire Foy and it's from the same people who did A Very English Scandal a few years ago.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0b568sr

i am going to be watching it, fyi!
i love claire foy and she's on graham norton on the new years eve thingy i think.

plus i don't think i've ever been first one to reply on here. oooooh. exciting!!

Love Claire Foy

Looks right up my street. Vintage settings, pretty posh people and some delicious scandal. And Claire Foy too!

Looking forward to it.

Where are they filming the speedboat scenes - it looks beautiful

Watching.
Thank you @southeastdweller for starting the thread.
I hope this a no spoiler thread ?
I'm not able to get the BBC iplayer.

Just realised that the ghaaastly Lady Colin Campbell, of IACGMOOH fame is related to this lot.

I know !!!

Well, that was extremely disappointing. Looks gorgeous but takes itself rather seriously. None of the lightness or humour of A Very English Scandal.

I really liked it. Lots of gorgeous clothes, intrigue, scandal and a Scottish castle!

Great Christmas viewing.

@Wingedharpy

Just realised that the ghaaastly Lady Colin Campbell, of IACGMOOH fame is related to this lot.

Only through marriage and her husband divorced her when he discovered she was born a man and was a hermaphrodite.

i loved it. claire foy is still deeply fabulous, according to me.

Very enjoyable, well paced and acted. Claire Foy and Paul Bettany make a really good team.

They were totally devoid of chemistry!

I liked it a lot too. Yeah they had no chemistry, almost like she only married him for the castle or something.

Weren't they kind of meant to have 'no chemistry'? I've not looked into the actual story, and am going to try to avoid doing so until I've finished the series, but it seems like a classic case of she married him for the title and he married her for the money. Kind of a transactional relationship on both sides.

Really enjoyed it. Claire Foy is fab

Where is it filmed. Been to InverarayCastle but don't quite remember looking like that

That definitely is Inveraray.

I'm married to a posh Scot.
Thank God he's not this posh!
What horrible people.

@Piggyinblankets

That definitely is Inveraray.

Thank you! The more I looked at it the more I was convinced it was

I enjoyed it, I have family connections to Inverary in the same era but was only vaguely aware of the story. They are all pretty horrible and I felt sorry for the children.

I liked it but couldn't get over Clare Foy also playing the Queen in the Crown - similar look, accent and time period. Totally different character of course. Also I just don't think looks naughty enough...

Really enjoyed the first episode, but can someone explain the letter she forged at the end? It's left me very confused 🤔

@Lavendersquare

Really enjoyed the first episode, but can someone explain the letter she forged at the end? It's left me very confused 🤔

All becomes clear in Episode 2.

I enjoyed it but felt it was oddly lacking in Scottish people. I know very posh people wouldn’t have Scottish accents but even the secretary and Edinburgh court voices were English. Claire Foy is excellent. But the script or direction could have done with some lightness.

Gave up on episode 1. A bit confusing and getting nastier and nastier.