Duchess of Argyll sex scandal retold in new BBC drama series

Admirers of vilified aristocrat say they hope series will allow her to be seen in a different light'

It took the judge more than three hours to read out his damning judgment at the end of one of the longest, most expensive and toxic divorce cases of the 20th century.

Margaret, the Duchess of Argyll, was, he declared with contempt, a highly sexed woman" who was not satisfied with normal relations and had started to indulge in disgusting sexual activities to gratify a debased sexual appetite".