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Season 1 – Miss Scarlet and the Duke

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When her father dies, Eliza Scarlet finds herself facing a difficult choice. As an unmarried woman, she faces poverty without a husband to provide for her -- unless she takes on the challenge of running her late father's detective agency, which would be unthinkable for a respectable Victorian lady. Fortunately, she finds an unlikely partner in the unconventional Detective Inspector William Wellington of Scotland Yard, known as "The Duke," and the pair begin to tackle the crimes and mysteries of Victorian London together.
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Critics Reviews

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Kristen Lopez IndieWire 01/20/2021
B
Drawn from the likes of other heroines like Elizabeth Peterson's Amelia Peabody, Phillips' performance is so enthralling it brings thrills on its own and enhances everyone else's work. Go to Full Review Robert Lloyd Los Angeles Times 01/20/2021
It's an easy-to-take show that does most everything well, looks good, has a lively pulse. The mysteries are suitably twisty but not so obscure that you won't solve a few before the detectives do. Go to Full Review Melanie McFarland Salon.com 01/19/2021
Lack of experience isn't this show's crime. The real murderer is the show's total absence of spark, the workmanlike dialogue and uninspired performances. Go to Full Review Matt Roush TV Insider 10/20/2022
Eliza Scarlet may be ahead of her time, but she’s perfect for ours. Go to Full Review Joyce Slaton Common Sense Media 01/26/2021
3/5
Violence is diluted in female-centered period mystery. Go to Full Review Ani Bundel WETA 01/22/2021
Sherlock Holmes has been the British detective default standard for a century. Perhaps that's why the opening to Miss Scarlet & The Duke is so refreshing. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Michele P @Chezmish Dec 7 I think the choice of music is absolutely horrible and grating. I can’t begin to watch this show, unless I fast forward to past the opening music. The plots are somewhat interesting but changing male lead characters was disturbing, she is so very predictable and boring. I’m amazed it hasn’t been cancelled already. My biggest complaint is the music and the predictability See more Greg H Mar 12 Thoroughly enjoyable, Kate Phillips is excellent, quick on the draw but charming as well. See more A H 06/28/2024 Compelling mystery solving period drama mostly set in the stereotypical, dull, grey, foggy, Victorian London. (but thank god it wasn't yet another version of Sherlock Holmes, which can be reused over and over again by ANYONE because of it's lack of copyright) It uses the repressed sexual tension/attraction of the main two characters and the 'will they wont they get together' Cliche, but I will let that pass. Because? The stories are good, the characters are likeable, the mysteries are well done and plausible for the time. (not like some Murdock genius who seems to invent some new piece of mystery solving tech every episode or his 'friends' do) See more Nicole G 02/27/2024 Wonderful mix of mystery and romance See more Ben W @BendyToy 10/08/2023 It's quite interesting - though, of course, seems the main theme (and, indeed, theme music) goes along the same lines as Gentleman Jack. Still, hopefully the agenda won't be too overpowering, the picture is gorgeous and it's a pleasant enough ride. See more Karl D 04/26/2023 Amazing fun and actually really good stories with a good dose of humour. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Rachael New

Creator

Kate Phillips

Eliza Scarlet

Danny Midwinter

Frank Jenkins

Stuart Martin

William Wellington

Ansu Kabia

Moses

Cathy Belton

Ivy

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Mar 31, 2020 Inheritance After headstrong Eliza Scarlet inherits her father's detective agency, she is obliged to find a male business partner to operate in Victorian London. Details Episode 2 Aired Apr 7, 2020 The Woman in Red Eliza takes a seemingly impossible case: proving the innocence of a man found at a murder scene with a bloodied knife in his hand, who has already pleaded guilty. Details Episode 3 Aired Apr 14, 2020 Deeds Not Words Eliza goes beyond her instructions after she is hired for an undercover job to spy on a group of suffragettes. Details Episode 4 Aired Apr 21, 2020 Memento Mori A photographer who takes post-mortem portraits receives bizarre and threatening messages from beyond the grave; Eliza's investigation takes her into the spirit world. Details Episode 5 Aired Apr 28, 2020 Cell 99 While searching for the details about her father's fate, Eliza and the Duke stumble upon a criminal enterprise in an abandoned prison. Details Episode 6 Aired May 5, 2020 The Case of Henry Scarlet Eliza pieces the puzzle together to find out what really happened to her father, with the help of the Duke and Moses. Details

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Miss Scarlet and the Duke — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Declan O'Dwyer
Creator
Rachael New
Executive Producer
Todd Berger, Patrick Irwin, Harvey Myman, Rachael New, Declan O'Dwyer, Jin Ishimoto, Patty Ishimoto
Screenwriter
Rachael New
Network
PBS
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Mar 31, 2020