Miss Scarlet and The Duke In The Media: Getting A Royal Clue

[tv echo]

Confirmed by PBS official twitter account.

Edited April 22 by tv echo

[tv echo]

Miss Scarlet: On the Set of Season 5
Masterpiece PBS   Apr 26, 2024

[surfgirl]

On 4/18/2024 at 1:17 PM, tessabq said:

This series needs Moses to return. He was its most exciting character.

Agreed. But I like the look of this new chappie. Yes, I am shallow that way, so what?!

[libgirl2]

On 4/28/2024 at 2:05 PM, surfgirl said:

Agreed. But I like the look of this new chappie. Yes, I am shallow that way, so what?!

Same here. 

[kaygeeret]

My heart belongs to the Duke

☺️

[tv echo]

Nothing new...

Who’s In? Who’s Out? TV’s Major Casting Moves for Fall (and Beyond!)
BY MATT WEBB MITOVICH   JULY 21, 2024 
https://tvline.com/lists/tv-cast-news-exits-greys-anatomy-yellowstone-chicago-fire/ 

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Miss Scarlet (PBS, return date TBA)
Stuart Martin, who played William “The Duke” Wellington for the first four seasons, will not be back for season 5 (precipitating the title change from Miss Scarlet & the Duke). To fill the void, Tom Durant Pritchard, whose TV credits include Feel Good and This Is Going to Hurt, has joined the PBS Masterpiece series as Alexander Blake, a handsome former soldier and respected detective inspector.

[dargosmydaddy]

Season 5 premiere date January 12

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/specialfeatures/miss-scarlet-season-5-airdate-images-and-more/?subscriber=true&list_id=general

[libgirl2]

14 hours ago, dargosmydaddy said:

Season 5 premiere date January 12

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/specialfeatures/miss-scarlet-season-5-airdate-images-and-more/?subscriber=true&list_id=general

I am very much looking forward to this. I know we no longer have "The Duke" but I want to see how this plays out. 

[HoodlumSheep]

just found out about the Duke not returning from my aunt :(. that's too bad but you could see it coming. he was starting to appear less and less with each season. best of luck to the new guy.

[AnimeMania]

Beginning December 8, 2024, you can stream all of Miss Scarlet Season 5 with PBS Passport.

[libgirl2]

I saw an ad last night on PBS with the new guy. I can't wait. 

[tv echo]

Includes air dates and plot synopses for Season 5 episodes, plus cast/producer teases about Season 5 (a few spoilery bits)...

Everything You Need to Know About Miss Scarlet Season 5
Posted 3 days ago
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/specialfeatures/everything-you-need-to-know-about-miss-scarlet-season-5/# 

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Season 5 Episodes
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Episode 1: “The Rival” (Sunday, January 12, 2025 at 8/7c)
When a new Detective Inspector starts at Scotland Yard, Eliza must fight to prove herself all over again.

Episode 2: “The Guild” (Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 8/7c)
Eliza is tasked with solving the murder of a high-profile private detective with a closet full of skeletons.

Episode 3: “The Thames Reaper” (Sunday, January 26, 2025 at 8/7c)
With a notorious serial killer on the loose Eliza is caught in the middle of a clash between Fleet Street and Scotland Yard.

Episode 4: “The Deal” (Sunday, February 2, 2025 at 8/7c)
Eliza’s life is turned upside down when she finds herself dragged into a missing persons case with a recently released convict by the name of Patrick Nash.

Episode 5: “The Enchanted Mirror” (Sunday, February 9, 2025 at 8/7c)
Eliza explores the cut-throat world of Victorian theater while finding herself growing ever closer to Inspector Blake.

Episode 6: “Dangerous Liaisons” (Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 8/7c)
Eliza faces a conflict of interests when she’s hired to look into the personal life of Police Commissioner Fitzroy.
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Kate Phillips (Eliza): “When it comes to Eliza’s independence, before William’s departure, she was always independent and knew what she wanted. So that hasn’t changed with his departure. I think what we do begin to see is a real softening in her.” 

When it comes to newcomer Tom Durant Pritchard and his character Alexander Blake, Phillips added:  “Tom brings such a grounded, intelligent energy to Blake, but a real twinkle in his eye. So we know that there’s going to be a journey there with him and Eliza.”
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Tom Durant Pritchard (Alexander Blake): “What can I let you know about this season? Let you into some little secrets? Well, you will firstly get to meet Alexander Blake and you will see a relationship of sorts with Eliza blossoming over the episodes, and I guess we’ll just have to see what happens.”

Cathy Belton (Ivy): “[Ivy’s] love of the independent career woman and her love of the woman that she was reared to be, [to] settle down and be happy and stay at home…those two things come to a really, really heartbreaking boil this season.”

Evan McCabe (Fitzroy): “Fitzroy will be overcoming a hardship that I think has been ailing him through a lot of previous seasons. I think we’re finally going to see him come to terms with it.”

Felix Scott (Nash): “We find Nash in a bit of a pickle in prison and licking his wounds. So I think he has a lot of his home comforts to keep him happy within the four walls.”

Paul Bazely (Clarence): “Clarence is a natural follower. He wants a strong leader. Mr. Nash was that leader and now I think he’s just transferred all his affections to Miss Scarlet. I think he’s devoted to her… What’s very exciting for Clarence this season is that he gets to leave the office, because I never had any scenes outside the office last year, and this year that means I get a coat and I get to wear my coat outside.”
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MASTERPIECE: What 5 words would you use to describe Season 5? 
[Executive Producer Patty] Ishimoto: Celebratory, Comic, Caperful, Compassionate, Conflict 

MASTERPIECE: Can you share some teasers from Season 5? 
Ishimoto: There’s a wedding. Eliza goes on a date. The British Secret Service gets involved. A grown man cries like a baby (but not who you’d suspect). The ever charming (imprisoned) Patrick Nash finds himself in quite a precarious predicament. Clarence gets a coat. Ivy finds her calling — and it’s not in the kitchen…

MASTERPIECE: What should fans know about Alexander Blake before they meet him in Season 5? 
Ishimoto: In addition to being tall, dark, and handsome, he’s well-traveled, worldly, and refuses to work with private detectives. Plus, he has a surprising secret.
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MASTERPIECE: Is there one particular scene you are excited for fans to see in the new season? (No spoilers, of course.) 
Ishimoto: The wedding… and what unfolds after the wedding party.

Edited November 15 by tv echo

[pezgirl7]

Starting December 1, one of my local PBS stations (most cities have multiple affiliate stations airing different programs) will be reairing Miss Scarlett episodes starting with the pilot. So check your local listings!