Category: Miss Scarlet and the Duke

Miss Scarlet & The Duke renewed for Season 2!

Miss Scarlet (Kate Phillips) and The Duke (Stuart Martin)

Almost to the day one year after the inital broadcast of Miss Scarlet & The Duke on British channel Alibi, fans of the Victorian crime drama have finally received the happy news that it was officially renewed for Season 2 by PBS Masterpiece.

Rachael New

“I’m absolutely thrilled at the news that Miss Scarlet & The Duke will be back for a season two. I have so much in store for Duke, Eliza and her crew. With even more action, adventure and of course a nice big dollop of romance, it’s going to be a cracking season. The fans are going to love it.”

In a recent interview with Salon, show creator further added about her plans for Season 2: “I would have lots of things in store for Rupert and how he’d navigate his domineering mother, and try and have some semblance of a happy life.”

We are happy to say that Andrew Gower will reprise his role as Rupert Parker in Season 2!

However, the news come with a bittersweet tang as it was also confirmed that fan favourite Declan O’Dwyer (who directed Season 1) had to leave the project due to a scheduling conflict. He will be replaced by Steve Hughes.

Also dropping out are A&E International, which launched the series as its first global scripted co-production in 2019. Season will be co-produced by Element 8 Entertainment and PBS Masterpiece with PBS overseeing international distributions.

Susanne Simpson

“Miss Scarlet & The Duke was an instant fan favorite. Our audience couldn’t resist its light-hearted tone and the appealing characters so wonderfully portrayed by Kate Phillips and Stuart Martin. We’re delighted the show will return for a second season.”

Andrew Gower as Rupert Parker, Miss Scarlet’s friend and investor

Miss Scarlet & The Duke Cast Q&A 2.0

For the second edition of the Scarleteers live Q&A, Miss Scarlet & The Duke actors Helen Norton (who plays Rupert’s mother Mrs Parker), Matthew Malone (PC Honeychurch), Cathy Belton (Ivy), Danny Midwinter (DS Frank Jenkins) and Simon Ludders (Mr Potts) came together in a Zoom call to answer fan questions. You can watch a recording of the chat on YouTube.

Andrew Gower plays Rupert Parker in the popular period crime drama and was part of the first Scarleteers Q&A on 10 December 2020. You can also watch a recording of it on YouTube.

Rachael New Talks to Salon about Miss Scarlet & The Duke

Kate Phillips & Stuart Martin as Eliza Scarlet & William Wellington

Miss Scarlet & The Duke creator Rachael New spoke to Salon about Victorian death photography, tabloids and what she would like to see in a second season.

She also mentioned what might be in store for Rupert, the character played by Andrew Gower:

I would have lots of things in store for Rupert and how he’d navigate his domineering mother, and try and have some semblance of a happy life. It would be really difficult for him because she’s a very difficult woman. I love Mrs. Parker. We would have more of her in Season 2 as well.

We’re looking forward to seeing more of Rupert Parker and his mother (played by Helen Norton) and fully support the petition for season 2 of Miss Scarlet & The Duke.

Read the full interview here: Miss Scarlet & the Duke creator on the reality of Victorian women & hopes for the show’s future

Miss Scarlet, détective privée enquête sur Canal+

Good news for Andrew Gower‘s French fans as Miss Scarlet & The Duke will finally start investigating in France! The series will be released on 5 April 2021 at 8:55pm on the French channel Polar+.

The popular period crime drama about the first female detective in Victorian London is about to conclude its run on PBS Masterpiece in the US (also available on iTunes in the USA and Canada) and is currently also shown in The Netherlands (BBC First) and Belgium (RTL Play). For a complete list of countries, networks and streaming options, please click here.

Are we missing any information or do you have any questions? Please let us know!

Watch the English trailer here (including Rupert Parker played by Andrew Gower).

Miss Scarlet & The Duke Season 2?

Season 1 cast of Miss Scarlet & The Duke

One of the most frequent questions we receive these days is: Will there be another season of Miss Scarlet & The Duke? And will Andrew Gower aka the delightful Rupert Parker return?

The only answer we can give with certainty at this time: We don’t know yet.

It is true that show creator Rachael New has been working on scripts for further episodes for a while now. Season 1 director Declan O’Dwyer hinted at it during our Q&A with him in October 2019 only weeks after Season 1 wrapped filming. Rachael New also talked about writing scripts and potential storylines for Season 2 in several interviews since then, including our Q&A in January 2020 ahead of the release of the show in the UK and our first Scarleteers Zoom chat in December 2020. In a recent podcast with TellyVisions, she spoke in detail about what we might see in Season 2 (naturally the interview contains spoilers for S1, so be warned!) but also confirmed they are still in negotiations for the continuation of the show.

It seems that early plans were made to start filming S2 in September 2020, however several circumstances, including to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent postponement of the release of S1 in the USA (originally scheduled for September 2020), put a halt on these plans. We’ve had it confirmed that these plans were also only tentative should S2 have received an official order which it still hasn’t yet.

Kate Phillips (Eliza Scarlet) and Stuart Martin (William “The Duke) Wellington)

We know from Kate Phillips‘ and Stuart Martin‘s Instagram TakeOver, everyone is really keen to bring the fans more Miss Scarlet & The Duke and that there is a small army of people working on making it happen… but nothing is certain yet.

Asked about the status of S2 in an interview with the NY Post published on 12 February 2021, Stuart Martin replied:

We’ll have to wait and see. There’s big hope for it and lots going on in the background to get that to happen. It’s been such a weird time, but we shall watch this space and hopefully soon [there will be news]. 

(Source: NY Post)

After all these delays and postponements, it will also be increasingly challenging to bring everyone back on board again. Many projects were put on hold last year which might lead to conflicting schedules for our beloved cast and crew. Peaky Blinders (Kate Phillips) recently started filming their final season, and Carnival Row (Andrew Gower) is due to resume filming the final 4 episodes of S2 (to be released seperately from the first 5 completed in 2020) later this year.

So we can only “wait, watch and see”, hope that a (positive) decision can be made soon and support the show by tweeting about it (#Scarleteers #MissScarletAndTheDuke #MissScarletPBS), sharing information on other Social Media channels and of course watching the show!

You can also sign our petition as a way to show your support and appreciation for #TeamScarlet, follow the Scarleteers Facebook page for all the latest info and join the Scarleteers Facebook group to connect with other fans.

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Stuart Martin Talks Miss Scarlet & The Duke

(Photo Courtesy of PBS)

Scottish actor Stuart Martin, who plays William “The Duke” Wellington on period crime drama Miss Scarlet & The Duke spoke to Paste Magazine about the benefits of weekly episodes, Eliza’s partnership and more.

Andrew Gower as Part of Eliza’s Crew

PBS | Masterpiece have released a wonderful little video introducing “Eliza’s Crew”, the support system of the Miss Scarlet & The Duke heroine. Included are short clips by Cathy Belton (Ivy), Ansu Kabia (Moses), Kevin Doyle (Henry Scarlet) and Andrew Gower (Rupert Parker). Watch the video below!

Miss Scarlet & The Duke Instagram Take Over

Kate Phillips and Stuart Martin, who play Eliza and William on Miss Scarlet & The Duke, took over the PBS|Masterpiece Instagram account for a live chat answering fans’ questions. The video is available on IGTV and includes a special shout-out to the Scarleteers fan group.

Rachael New Interview with NiceGirlsTV

(Photo Courtesy: Rachael New/SONY DSC)

NiceGirlsTV spoke exclusively with Miss Scarlet & The Duke creator Rachael New about her inspiration for the show and its characters, as well as helpful advice she has received as a writer.

Read the full interview here: NiceGirlsTV Exclusive Interview with Rachael New

Frøken Scarlets Detektivbyrå

After its spectacular ratings success in 2020, especially in the UK and Australia, Miss Scarlet and The Duke is set to be released in more countries around the globe. In December 2020 Deadline.com reported that A&E International sold the Victorian detective drama to NRK in Norway and Greece’s ERT.

Frøken Scarlets Detektivbyrå (“Miss Scarlet’s Detective Agency“) will investigate from Friday 8 January 2021 at 10:20pm in Norway, followed by the US premiere on PBS Masterpiece on Sunday 17 January 2021 at 8/7pm ct and Thursday, 21 January 2021 on BBC First in The Netherlands.

“’Miss Scarlet and the Duke’ is an ideal primetime show for a very broad and truly global audience that loves great detective stories and a constant love-tension between two lead characters. This already popular series is but one remarkable example of A+E’s compelling, first-run hits amongst the 800 hours of fresh content we presented at Mipcom 2020.”

(Source: Patrick Vien, Group Managing Director, International, A+E Networks)

Please check out our list of international distributors to see where and when you can watch Miss Scarlet and The Duke in your country. We will update the list as soon as we find out more dates.

For current news follow Scarleteers on Twitter or Facebook and join the discussion with other fans in the Scarleteers Facebook group.

Please also consider supporting the Scarleteers petition for more episodes – Miss Scarlet and The Duke is currently still in negotiations for a second season.

Eliza Scarlet (Kate Phillips), William “The Duke” Wellingon (Stuart Martin) and Rupert Parker (Andrew Gower)