本剧是BBC基于《A Very English Scandal》打造诗选类剧集，考虑到故事背景变化，续作重命名为《A Very British Scandal》。故事将讲述英国上层阶级遭遇的丑闻危机。
新故事背景为苏格兰，聚焦1963年阿盖尔公爵夫人Margaret Campbell的性丑闻事件。在Margaret（Claire Foy饰）与第二任丈夫混乱的离婚过程中，其丈夫阿盖尔公爵（Paul Bettany饰）拿到了她与一名陌生男性发生性行为的照片，Margaret由此被称为"肮脏的公爵夫人"。
In the fourth season, Sisi challenges the best jockey in Bavaria to a grand horse race to save the family’s estate, Castle Possenhofen, after the death of her father. Back in her homeland, she comes across dark family secrets and ultimately must ask herself where she really feels at home.
