Scotland Yard
noun
Scot·land Yard
ˌskät-lən(d)-ˈyärd 
: the detective department of the London metropolitan police
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The case is being investigated by Scotland Yard.
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At the time, Scotland Yard was investigating accusations that reporters at two of the company’s papers, News of the World and the Sun, had illegally hacked into the phones of politicians, celebrities, royals, and even a dead teen-age girl.
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Clare Malone, New Yorker, 12 May 2025
Meanwhile, newlyweds Ivy and Potts adjust to married life, a new detective settles in at Scotland Yard, and Nash causes chaos, even from across the globe.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
Joining this season are Sam Buchanan (EastEnders) as the new, young Detective George Willows who joins Scotland Yard after rising through the police ranks, and Grace Hogg-Robinson (The Coroner) as Isabel Summers, an ambitious young woman who joins the Clerical Office alongside Ivy.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 19 Feb. 2025
Joining the cast for the new season are Sam Buchanan as Detective George Willows, who joins Scotland Yard after rising through the police ranks.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
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Clare Malone, New Yorker, 12 May 2025
Meanwhile, newlyweds Ivy and Potts adjust to married life, a new detective settles in at Scotland Yard, and Nash causes chaos, even from across the globe.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
Joining this season are Sam Buchanan (EastEnders) as the new, young Detective George Willows who joins Scotland Yard after rising through the police ranks, and Grace Hogg-Robinson (The Coroner) as Isabel Summers, an ambitious young woman who joins the Clerical Office alongside Ivy.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 19 Feb. 2025
Joining the cast for the new season are Sam Buchanan as Detective George Willows, who joins Scotland Yard after rising through the police ranks.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
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Scotland Yard
noun
Scot·land Yard
ˌskät-lən(d)-ˈyärd
: the detective division of the London area police
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