Big change on Masterpiece’s popular drama Miss Scarlet and the Duke.
Stuart Martin, who played William “The Duke” Wellington in the previous four seasons, will not return for season 5. Kate Phillips will return as Miss Eliza Scarlet for a fifth season of investigations, and the series will be retitled Miss Scarlet.
“It has been such an incredible joy to bring Duke to life through Rachael’s beautiful, brilliant writing, and to get to play him for the past four years,” said Martin in a statement. “But it felt like the time was right for Scarlet to explore new stories and challenges for now, as the show continues to grow and evolve. I will miss working with my amazing partner in crime Kate and the rest of our brilliant family and team, but I’m excited to continue following Eliza and her escapades as a huge fan and newly enrolled Scarleteer!
Stuart Martin, who played William “The Duke” Wellington in the previous four seasons, will not return for season 5. Kate Phillips will return as Miss Eliza Scarlet for a fifth season of investigations, and the series will be retitled Miss Scarlet.
“It has been such an incredible joy to bring Duke to life through Rachael’s beautiful, brilliant writing, and to get to play him for the past four years,” said Martin in a statement. “But it felt like the time was right for Scarlet to explore new stories and challenges for now, as the show continues to grow and evolve. I will miss working with my amazing partner in crime Kate and the rest of our brilliant family and team, but I’m excited to continue following Eliza and her escapades as a huge fan and newly enrolled Scarleteer!
- 2/29/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Protestors disrupted the Series Mania Festival purple carpet yesterday (March 21).
The civil unrest that has been dogging France spilled over into Lille yesterday, with protestors disrupting the Series Mania Festival purple carpet resulting in heavy police presence in the French city.
Demonstrators have been turning out in cities across the country following a decision by president Emanuel Macron to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 without a vote in parliament.
In Lille, protestors attempted to break through barriers onto the Series Mania Festival purple carpet yesterday, with security guards and officials attempting to stop them.
Riot police were called to...
The civil unrest that has been dogging France spilled over into Lille yesterday, with protestors disrupting the Series Mania Festival purple carpet resulting in heavy police presence in the French city.
Demonstrators have been turning out in cities across the country following a decision by president Emanuel Macron to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 without a vote in parliament.
In Lille, protestors attempted to break through barriers onto the Series Mania Festival purple carpet yesterday, with security guards and officials attempting to stop them.
Riot police were called to...
- 3/22/2023
- by John Elmes Broadcast
- ScreenDaily
Production is underway in Serbia for a fourth season of Miss Scarlet and The Duke, the Masterpiece mystery starring Kate Phillips as the first-ever female detective in Victorian London. The PBS series also features Stuart Martin as her childhood friend, professional colleague and potential love interest Inspector William “The Duke” Wellington.
The Masterpiece broadcast of season three of Miss Scarlet and the Duke starts on January 8, 2023 and is currently streaming on PBS Passport and the PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel. Masterpiece is presented on PBS by GBH Boston.
The cast also includes Cathy Belton, Evan McCabe (Doctor Who), Felix Scott, Paul Bazely, Curtis Kantsa, Simon Ludders and Tim Chipping.
Miss Scarlet and The Duke is from Element 8 Entertainment and...
The Masterpiece broadcast of season three of Miss Scarlet and the Duke starts on January 8, 2023 and is currently streaming on PBS Passport and the PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel. Masterpiece is presented on PBS by GBH Boston.
The cast also includes Cathy Belton, Evan McCabe (Doctor Who), Felix Scott, Paul Bazely, Curtis Kantsa, Simon Ludders and Tim Chipping.
Miss Scarlet and The Duke is from Element 8 Entertainment and...
- 11/29/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Fall” executive producer Patrick Irwin (pictured above) has set a new project, Victorian detective drama “Fitz & Merryweather.”
Abacus Media Rights are repping global sales, which will launch at Content London later this month.
“Fitz & Merryweather” was created by “Shameless” writer Ben Edwards and “Grantchester” writer Rachael New, who also worked together on PBS/Masterpiece series “Miss Scarlet and The Duke.”
“Upbeat crime drama series ‘Fitz & Merryweather’ is set against the backdrop of an everchanging London in the mid-19th century, as the hero detectives investigate cases of murder, theft, blackmail and missing persons,” reads the logline.
Also exec producing is “Clean Sweep’s” Patty Lenahan Ishimoto. Irwin and Lenahan Ishimoto also exec produced “Miss Scarlet and the Duke.”
While Victorian London has never traditionally been represented as diverse, the reality is it was a time of great social change, with people arriving from all over the world to seek...
Abacus Media Rights are repping global sales, which will launch at Content London later this month.
“Fitz & Merryweather” was created by “Shameless” writer Ben Edwards and “Grantchester” writer Rachael New, who also worked together on PBS/Masterpiece series “Miss Scarlet and The Duke.”
“Upbeat crime drama series ‘Fitz & Merryweather’ is set against the backdrop of an everchanging London in the mid-19th century, as the hero detectives investigate cases of murder, theft, blackmail and missing persons,” reads the logline.
Also exec producing is “Clean Sweep’s” Patty Lenahan Ishimoto. Irwin and Lenahan Ishimoto also exec produced “Miss Scarlet and the Duke.”
While Victorian London has never traditionally been represented as diverse, the reality is it was a time of great social change, with people arriving from all over the world to seek...
- 11/22/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Kevin Hart is behind the two-part documentary event “Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution,” set to premiere on the A&e Network on Wednesday, June 29 at 9 p.m.
The documentary, produced by Hart’s Hartbeat and Time Studios, explores the progression of Black comedy across time, tracing how comedians have used pointed humor to articulate the Black experience in America and expose, challenge and ridicule society’s injustices. From Redd Foxx and Moms Mabley of the civil rights movement to modern-day comedians and creators like Key & Peele, Issa Rae, Amber Ruffin and Tiffany Haddish, the four-hour documentary celebrates the history and under-appreciated legacy that Black comedians had in driving social change across the 20th and 21st centuries.
Featuring interviews with some of the greatest comedy minds of all time as well as an extensive collection of archival material, the two-part event reveals the personal stories and tribulations faced by...
The documentary, produced by Hart’s Hartbeat and Time Studios, explores the progression of Black comedy across time, tracing how comedians have used pointed humor to articulate the Black experience in America and expose, challenge and ridicule society’s injustices. From Redd Foxx and Moms Mabley of the civil rights movement to modern-day comedians and creators like Key & Peele, Issa Rae, Amber Ruffin and Tiffany Haddish, the four-hour documentary celebrates the history and under-appreciated legacy that Black comedians had in driving social change across the 20th and 21st centuries.
Featuring interviews with some of the greatest comedy minds of all time as well as an extensive collection of archival material, the two-part event reveals the personal stories and tribulations faced by...
- 5/24/2022
- by Wilson Chapman and Carson Burton
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s TV news roundup, Discovery Plus released a trailer for “The Swim,” and Apple TV Plus announced original Earth Day programming, including “The Year Earth Changed” and new seasons of “Tiny World” and “Earth At Night In Color.”
Dates
Apple TV Plus announced new original Earth Day programming set to premiere on April 16, including “The Year Earth Changed” and new seasons of “Tiny World” and “Earth At Night In Color.” “The Year Earth Changed,” narrated by David Attenborough, is a special highlighting nature’s resiliency during the pandemic. It is produced by BBC Studios National History Unit, directed by Tom Beard and executive produced by Mike Gunton and Alice Keens-Soper. Coming back for a second season, “Tiny World” is a six-episode docuseries that illuminates the the ingenuity of Earth’s smallest creatures. Paul Rudd narrates and executive produces alongside Tom Hugh Jones, who also serves as writer with David Fowler.
Dates
Apple TV Plus announced new original Earth Day programming set to premiere on April 16, including “The Year Earth Changed” and new seasons of “Tiny World” and “Earth At Night In Color.” “The Year Earth Changed,” narrated by David Attenborough, is a special highlighting nature’s resiliency during the pandemic. It is produced by BBC Studios National History Unit, directed by Tom Beard and executive produced by Mike Gunton and Alice Keens-Soper. Coming back for a second season, “Tiny World” is a six-episode docuseries that illuminates the the ingenuity of Earth’s smallest creatures. Paul Rudd narrates and executive produces alongside Tom Hugh Jones, who also serves as writer with David Fowler.
- 3/29/2021
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Period drama “Miss Scarlet and the Duke” will bow on Masterpiece in the U.S. in 2020. The series comes from the international arm of A+E Networks and Element 8, the producer run by former DirecTV programming exec Patty Ishimoto and Jin Ishimoto, and Harvey Myman, who has had development and exec roles at Carsey-Werner and other firms in the U.S.
In the U.K. the show will bow on UKTV’s Alibi channel. A+E Networks is across sales and has also sold the series to major buyers including Canadian pubcaster the CBC, Seven Network in Australia and Rtl in Germany.
“Miss Scarlet and the Duke” has Kate Phillips (“Peaky Blinders”) as Eliza Scarlet, Victorian London’s first female detective. She stars opposite Stuart Martin (“Medici”), who plays a detective known as the Duke. When Eliza’s father dies, he leaves her penniless in a time where marriage is...
In the U.K. the show will bow on UKTV’s Alibi channel. A+E Networks is across sales and has also sold the series to major buyers including Canadian pubcaster the CBC, Seven Network in Australia and Rtl in Germany.
“Miss Scarlet and the Duke” has Kate Phillips (“Peaky Blinders”) as Eliza Scarlet, Victorian London’s first female detective. She stars opposite Stuart Martin (“Medici”), who plays a detective known as the Duke. When Eliza’s father dies, he leaves her penniless in a time where marriage is...
- 12/3/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
A+E Networks International has given a formal series order to crime drama Miss Scarlet and The Duke, its first international, scripted co-production. The series, fronted by The Crown star Kate Phillips as the first-ever female detective in 19th century London, will start pre-production next month. Irish production company ShinAwiL has boarded the project and will oversee production in Dublin in June 2019.
Created by Grantchester and The Mallorca Files writer Rachael New, who also showruns, the six-episode series stars Phillips as Eliza Scarlet. 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. Eliza knows all the tricks of the trade but as a genteel 19th century lady she’s never been allowed to put them into practice.
Created by Grantchester and The Mallorca Files writer Rachael New, who also showruns, the six-episode series stars Phillips as Eliza Scarlet. 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. Eliza knows all the tricks of the trade but as a genteel 19th century lady she’s never been allowed to put them into practice.
- 3/25/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The Crown star Kate Phillips is to front Miss Scarlet and The Duke – a British crime drama that marks A+E Networks International’s first moves into international scripted co-productions.
The series, which was created by Grantchester and The Mallorca Files writer Rachael New, follows the first ever-female detective in 19th century London.
It stars Phillips, who plays Venetia Scott in the Netflix royal drama and has also starred in Peaky Blinders and the forthcoming Downton Abbey movie, as Eliza Scarlet. When her 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 and tales over his private detective agency. To operate in this man’s world, she needs a partner, Detective Inspector William Wellington of Scotland Yard, who is also known as The Duke, a drinker, gambler and womanizer. Eliza and Duke strike up a mismatched,...
The series, which was created by Grantchester and The Mallorca Files writer Rachael New, follows the first ever-female detective in 19th century London.
It stars Phillips, who plays Venetia Scott in the Netflix royal drama and has also starred in Peaky Blinders and the forthcoming Downton Abbey movie, as Eliza Scarlet. When her 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 and tales over his private detective agency. To operate in this man’s world, she needs a partner, Detective Inspector William Wellington of Scotland Yard, who is also known as The Duke, a drinker, gambler and womanizer. Eliza and Duke strike up a mismatched,...
- 11/26/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Kate Phillips from Peaky Blinders to star in period crime series.
A+E Networks International is developing its first international, scripted co-production, UK-set period crime series Miss Scarlet And The Duke.
The company says it is negotiating deals on the series, set to star Peaky Blinders actress Kate Phillips, in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and the Us. Production is planned for next spring.
The news comes a week after A+E Networks International appointed Moreyba Bidessie as director of scripted development and sales. London-based Bidessie, who joins A+E from Sky Vision, is charged with developing a scripted acquisitions strategy for international co-productions.
A+E Networks International is developing its first international, scripted co-production, UK-set period crime series Miss Scarlet And The Duke.
The company says it is negotiating deals on the series, set to star Peaky Blinders actress Kate Phillips, in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and the Us. Production is planned for next spring.
The news comes a week after A+E Networks International appointed Moreyba Bidessie as director of scripted development and sales. London-based Bidessie, who joins A+E from Sky Vision, is charged with developing a scripted acquisitions strategy for international co-productions.
- 11/26/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Patty Ishimoto’s Element 8 shingle is prepping “Blood,” a crime drama set in Jordan and with Academy Award-nominated director Hany Abu-Assad attached. Sky Vision has just come on board, and will sell the series globally.
“Blood” is set to be the first high-end English-language drama series set and filmed in the Middle East with local talent, and bound for the international market. Shooting is set to take place on location in the Jordanian capital of Amman.
The series will follow three childhood friends, bound by a secret from their past. Now in their 30s, they are a detective, a lawyer, and a convict. Spanning the cop’s street-level view of Amman, the attorney’s high-end office and lifestyle, and the convict’s prison life, the trio become caught up in a conspiracy.
Abu-Asad, who directed 2017’s “The Mountain Between Us,” is attached, marking his first move in TV. The Dutch-Palestinian...
“Blood” is set to be the first high-end English-language drama series set and filmed in the Middle East with local talent, and bound for the international market. Shooting is set to take place on location in the Jordanian capital of Amman.
The series will follow three childhood friends, bound by a secret from their past. Now in their 30s, they are a detective, a lawyer, and a convict. Spanning the cop’s street-level view of Amman, the attorney’s high-end office and lifestyle, and the convict’s prison life, the trio become caught up in a conspiracy.
Abu-Asad, who directed 2017’s “The Mountain Between Us,” is attached, marking his first move in TV. The Dutch-Palestinian...
- 10/17/2018
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
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