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Vigil season 2 confirms superstar cast and new storyline details-Pierra Willix-Entertainment – Metro
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A second season of the series Vigil has been announced (Pictrure:BBC/AP)
The hit BBC series Vigil will be returning for a second season, with the next to look to the skies with a brand-new investigation.
Airing in 2021, the first season followed Detective Amy Silva (Suranne Jones) who boards the Trident nuclear submarine HMS Vigil after a crew member’s death is written off as an accidental overdose, however there are suspicions of foul play.
Just a week after the finale aired, there was already talk of the show’s continuation, but it’s now officially been announced another season is on its way.
The next investigation will take Amy and Kirsten Longacre (Rose Leslie) into the world of the British air force.
Following multiple unexplained fatalities at a Scottish military facility, Silva and Longacre are tasked with uncovering the cause.
Entering the hostile and closed ranks of the air force, the pair must face the deadly warfare of tomorrow as they fight for their own future.
Rose and Suranne will be returning to their roles (Picture: BBC/World Productions)
The six-part drama, made by World Productions (Line of Duty, Showtrial, Save Me and Bodyguard) will begin filming soon in Scotland, before moving to Morocco after that.
New cast members set to join also include Romola Garai and Dougray Scott.
The rest of the cast for the second season also includes the return of Gary Lewis as DSU Robertson, as well as new faces Amir El-Masry, David Elliot, Chris Jenks, Tommy Sim’aan, Oscar Salem, Jonathan Ajayi and Hiba Medina.
Suranne said she was thrilled to be joining the team again and ‘continuing our story’.
‘We have brilliant new scripts and some amazing additions to the cast. Buckle up. It’s quite a ride,’ she added.
After the announcement she also shared a photo of the draft of the first episode, writing: ‘New story. New team. No Submarines!! .. think you might like it. Let’s get filming it then…’
Rose added that they had been preparing for ‘another gripping case for us to grapple with in a whole new setting’.
Meanwhile Romola said she hoped to do justice to the show’s ‘continued fascinating, challenging and thrilling storytelling.’
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The first series of Vigil was UK television’s most-watched new drama launch since Bodyguard in 2018, attracting over 13 million viewers.
It also International Emmy and secured a BAFTA nomination for Best Drama Series.
Vigil is streaming on BBC iPlayer.
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