Big change on Masterpiece’s popular drama Miss Scarlet and the Duke. Stuart Martin, who played William “The Duke” Wellington in the previous four seasons, will not return for season 5. Kate Phillips (Wolf Hall, The Crown) will return as Miss Eliza Scarlet for a fifth season of investigations, and the series will be retitled Miss Scarlet. …
Dunja Dopsaj/MASTERPIECE Miss Scarlet and The Duke is dropping “The Duke” literally as actor Stuart Martin exits the hit series ahead of season 5. PBS Masterpiece announced on Thursday, February 29, that private detective Miss Eliza Scarlet (Kate Phillips) will be back for a new season but her favorite Scotland Yard detective William “The Duke” Wellington (Martin) won’t be by her side. Instead, the show is being renamed Miss Scarlet for season 5. “It has been such an incredible joy to brin