Miss Scarlet and the Duke
(2020)
Regisseur:
Rachael NewSchauspieler:
Kate Phillips, Stuart Martin, Danny Midwinter, Cathy Belton, Ansu Kabia, Andrew Gower, Kevin Doyle, Nick Dunning, Richard EvansIn der Krimiserie Miss Scarlet and the Duke geht es um Eliza Scarlet (Kate Phillips), die nach dem Tod ihres Vaters dessen Privatdetektei übernimmt. Sie ist längst mit sämtlichen Tricks des Geschäfts vertraut, konnte sie aber als Londoner Dame der 1880er Jahre noch nie selbst anwenden.
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. To operate in this man's world, she needs a partner. Step forward Detective Inspector William Wellington of Scotland Yard, who is also known as "The Duke;" drinker, gambler and womaniser. Eliza and The Duke strike up a mismatched, fiery relationship that will crackle and smoulder with sexual tension as they team up to solve crime in the murkiest depths of 1880's London.
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. To operate in this man's world, she needs a partner. Step forward Detective Inspector William Wellington of Scotland Yard, who is also known as "The Duke;" drinker, gambler and womaniser. Eliza and The Duke strike up a mismatched, fiery relationship that will crackle and smoulder with sexual tension as they team up to solve crime in the murkiest depths of 1880's London.
