SUSANNE SIMPSON, executive producer of the award-winning PBS drama series MASTERPIECEjoins us for a conversation about the second season of Miss Scarlet and the Duke and other women of MYSTERY! along with a preview of MASTERPIECE’s 2022-23 season.
Miss Scarlet and the Duke features Kate Phillips as Eliza Scarlet, the headstrong, first-ever female detective in Victorian London, who won’t let any naysayers stop her from keeping her father’s business running. Stuart Martin stars as her childhood friend, professional colleague, and potential love interest, Scotland Yard Detective Inspector William Wellington, a.k.a., The Duke. The series is created by Rachel New.
TIME STAMPS
2:58 "Miss Scarlet and the Duke" Series Popularity
4:48 Eliza Scarlet and Today's Women
8:52 Female Detective in a Male-Dominated Profession
11:46 Rachel New, "Miss Scarlet and the Duke’s" Creator and Writer
13:42 Broadening Moses's Background Story
14:25 From Miss Marple to Mystery's Contemporary Women Detectives
16:47 Lesley Manville Kudos as editor turned detective in “Magpie Murders”
19:03 Inspirational Women in “Miss Scarlet and the Duke”
20:57 Characters Moses, Clementine and the Role of Outsiders in “Miss Scarlet and the Duke”
29:07 Language, Accessibility and “The Downton Abbey” Accent
34:03 Podcast Break
34:35 History: Questions and Reimagining
44:07 MASTERPIECE and Lifelong Learning
49:06 More Season 2022-23 Previews
53:16 Last Words: Eliza Scarlet's BFF
56:09 Where to Watch MASTERPIECE and MASTERPIECE MYSTERY!
Check out previous podcasts featuring Susanne Simpson (Episode 3), and other MASTERPIECE and MASTERPIECE MYSTERY! conversations:
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