{"id":14950,"date":"2021-05-17T09:39:10","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T13:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/miss-scarlet-duke-alibi\/"},"modified":"2021-05-17T11:42:56","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T15:42:56","slug":"more-miss-scarlet-and-the-duke-for-alibi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/more-miss-scarlet-and-the-duke-for-alibi\/","title":{"rendered":"More Miss Scarlet and The Duke for Alibi"},"content":{"rendered":"
Miss Scarlet and The Duke<\/em> is set to return for a second season on UKTV\u2019s dedicated crime drama channel Alibi in 2022.<\/p>\n The new season is co-produced by Masterpiece and Element 8 Entertainment, with pre-investment from UKTV. As part of the deal, the series will also air on BBC First in Benelux and BBC Brit in Africa.<\/p>\n Season two of Miss Scarlet and The Duke<\/em> sees the return of Kate Phillips (Peaky Blinders<\/em>, The Crown<\/em>) as the fearless female detective Eliza Scarlet, as well as Stuart Martin (Medici<\/em>, Jamestown<\/em>) as her childhood friend and potential love interest, Inspector William \u201cThe Duke\u201d Wellington.<\/p>\n Miss Scarlet and The Duke<\/em> follows the first-ever female detective in Victorian London, who was left penniless and determined to become a private detective to support herself after the death of her father. Miss Scarlet and The Duke<\/em> is created by Rachael New, who writes the series alongside Ben Edwards. The lead director is Steve Hughes.<\/p>\n Charlie Charalambous, UKTV\u2019s global acquisitions manager, said: \u201cWe\u2019re very excited to be working with Masterpiece and Element 8 Entertainment again on this fantastic series. Our slate of acquisitions for UKTV continues to grow and it\u2019s brilliant to see Miss Scarlet and The Duke<\/em> picked up by our BBC channels in Benelux and Africa too.\u201d<\/p>\n Emma Ayech, Alibi\u2019s channel director, added: \u201cMiss Scarlet and The Duke<\/em> has built a massive following since it first aired on Alibi last year, so we are thrilled to have it back for another series. Rachael New has created a wonderful range of characters and mixes the gritty scenes of Victorian London with a brilliant light-hearted side, making it a firm favorite for our viewers.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Miss Scarlet and The Duke is set to return for a second season on UKTV\u2019s dedicated crime drama channel Alibi in 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1033,"featured_media":14951,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[977,2996,979],"class_list":["post-14950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-alibi","tag-miss-scarlet-and-the-duke","tag-uktv","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n