Indira Varma cast in the forthcoming series.
https://variety.com/2023/global/glob...es-1235624006/
Her character name is given by the BBC press office as ‘The Duchess’ and according to RTD “ A whole new audience will be hiding behind the settee when the Duchess unleashes her terror.”
The Duchess is an English translation of Rani (which is Hindi). In fact I bet when the show starts she’s not called the Duchess at all; this is probably just a cover so they can announce a star casting without giving away the returning villain. Although it’s not a very good one …