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The BBC has released the first trailer for A Very British Scandal<\/a> \u2013 the unconnected follow-up to A Very English Scandal \u2013 which makes its debut on Boxing Day.<\/p>\n The three-part series, written by Sarah Phelps (Dublin Murders, The Pale Horse) charts the divorce of the Duke and Duchess of Argyll in the 1960s, described by the broadcaster as \u201cone of the most notorious, extraordinary and brutal legal cases of the 20th century\u201d.\u2063<\/p>\n The Crown\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0Claire Foy stars as Margaret, Duchess of Argyll and WandaVision<\/a>\u2018s Paul Bettany appears alongside her as Ian Campbell, Duke of Argyll.<\/p>\n \u201cWatching any relationship break down is deeply sad but also really fascinating from the outside because you always want to know where it went wrong,\u201d Foy said at the press Q&A. \u201cAt what point was there no return?<\/p>\n \u201cAnd I think what\u2019s interesting about the end of their relationship is it plays out in the public domain. The end of their relationship is not those two in a room being able to look each other in the eye and go, \u2018At one point we loved each other. What happened?\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cIt was just messy and so underhand and cruel, and the only way she could reach him was via the newspapers, and that\u2019s how they basically communicated, it felt like.\u201d<\/p>\n In a statement, Phelps said: \u201cWriting the story of Margaret\u2019s life and the events leading up to and including her divorce from the Duke has been a passion project of mine since 1993 when I first heard her name and started learning about her.<\/p>\n \u201cI felt very strongly that she\u2019d been punished for being a woman, for being visible, for refusing to back down, be a good girl and go quietly. This drama is my tribute to her.\u201d<\/p>\n Watch the trailer below.<\/p>\n