Her role as the Duchess certainly mirrors her portrayal of the young Queen Elizabeth in “The Crown” — the two series even take place in the same timeframe (between 1947 and 1963ish). Thankfully, it doesn’t seem like Foy is getting typecast here. While her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth was serious and unsure, the Duchess is a spitfire, the kind of person who does what she wants when she wants and makes plenty of mistakes along the way.

The more I think about it, the more I feel like I medically need a “Crown” and “British Scandal” crossover episode. I know we’re way past this point in the Queen’s life (in the show and IRL), but can you imagine Foy playing the Queen being at the same party as Foy playing the Duchess? I don’t know if the two ever crossed paths from a historical perspective, but we all know there’s plenty of historical fudging happening in these shows. Consider this an official plea to the BBC.

If you’ve also caught the British period piece affair bug (it’s a very specific illness), take joy in knowing that the limited series will hit Amazon on April 22, 2022. The show first premiered on the BBC way back in December of 2021 (which is when we first wrote about the series), so beware of all of the spoilers. I always feel insane saying that about shows based on history. After all, can there really be spoilers for something that has already happened?

Regardless, we’re putting on our pillbox hats, drinking a chilled gin martini, and going with it.