The series focuses on Margaret Campbell (Claire Foy), a socialite whose divorce from Ian Campbell, the 11th Duke of Argyll (Paul Bettany), became a media circus. The case was famous for the "headless man" photographs and the judge's scathing 50,000-word judgment that labeled Margaret a "highly sexed woman" who had ceased to be satisfied with normal relations.

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: Unlike its predecessor ( A Very English Scandal ), which leaned more into dark comedy, this series is a somber look at institutional misogyny . It highlights how the legal system and the press were used to dismantle a woman's reputation while ignoring the husband's own flaws.