Filming,commences,on,second,series,of,critically,acclaimed,drama,Marcella,starring,Anna,FrielOriginal,multi-layered,ITV,crime,drama,series,Marcella,,written,by,internationally,renowned,screenwriter,and,novelist,Hans,Rosenfeldt,(The,Bridge),and,starring,Anna,Friel,(Broken,,American,Odyssey),returns,to,production,this,month,(July,2017).Returning,alongside,Anna,Friel,as,the,lead,Marcella,,in,the,highly,praised,drama,are,Ray,Panthaki,(One,Crazy,Thing),,Nicholas,Pinnock,(Fortitude,,Guerrilla),,Jamie,Bamber,(Fearless,,NCIS),and,Jack,Doolan,(White,Gold).,,New,cast,members,are,also,welcomed;,Nigel,Planer,(Episodes,,Comic,Strip,Presents,,The,Young,Ones),,Keith,Allen,(Eddie,The,Eagle,,My,Mad,Fat,Diary),,Sophia,Brown,(Beauty,&,The,Beast,,Clique,,Disobedience),,Peter,Sullivan,(Cuffs,,Critical,,The,Borgias),,Jason,Hughes,(Three,Girls,,Midsomer,Murders),,Victoria,Smurfit,(Once,Upon,A,Time,,Trial,&,Retribution,,The,Beach),,Yolanda,Kettle,(The,Crown,,Love,Nina),,Josh,Herdman,(Harry,Potter),and,Harriet,Cains,(Line,of,Duty,,Safe,House).Anna,Friel,commented:,“I’m,thrilled,to,be,reprising,the,role,of,Marcella,and,want,to,thank,ITV,for,recommissioning,this,powerful,London,based,noir,drama.,The,reaction,from,everyone,has,been,amazing,,although,the,real,question,I,keep,being,asked,is,whether,the,green,parka,will,be,making,an,appearance,in,season,2,as,well?”The,eight-part,series,is,once,again,set,in,contemporary,London,and,the,new,series,unfolds,in,the,unique,,of,Rosenfeldt’s,Nordic,.,,Interweaving,storylines,and,characters,from,all,different,walks,of,life,and,backgrounds,will,lead,the,audiences,on,a,complex,and,emotional,journey,and,keep,them,guessing,until,the,very,end.The,story,begins,with,the,discovery,of,a,body,inside,a,wall.,,The,body,is,surrounded,by,toys,and,soft,animals,and,a,school,blazer;,a,devastated,Marcella,soon,works,out,that,the,body,is,that,of,schoolboy,Leo,Priestley,,who,was,abducted,a,few,years,beforehand,and,a,friend,of,Marcella’s,son,,Edward.A,task-force,is,quickly,pulled,together,by,newly,promoted,DCI,,Tim,and,we,are,introduced,to,a,new,member,of,the,team,,LeAnn.,,In,one,of,the,first,meetings,,she,stands,up,for,Marcella,–,something,that,she,is,not,used,to,within,the,workplace.As,the,investigation,progresses,,we’re,introduced,to,a,number,of,new,characters,–,an,old,pop,star,Reg,and,his,manager,and,friend,Alan;,edgy,businessman,Vince,Whitman,and,his,charity,boss,wife,Maya;,a,previously,convicted,criminal,Phil,Dawkins;,brother,and,sister,Gail,and,Eric;,and,Becky,,the,new,fiancée,of,Marcella’s,ex-husband.Whilst,the,storylines,entwine,,Marcella,is,still,battling,with,her,ongoing,sporadic,fugue,states,which,she,struggles,to,come,to,terms,with,and,is,getting,increasingly,worried,about,the,effects,it,is,having,on,her,and,her,family,around,her.The,first,series,of,Marcella,won,many,fans,,achieved,rave,reviews,and,sent,social,media,into,meltdown,when,it,aired,on,ITV,in,2016.,The,launch,episode,was,the,series,best,performer,with,8,million,viewers,and,a,29%,share,of,viewing.,The,series,average,of,6.8,million,viewers,(25%,share),firmly,placed,Marcella,as,one,of,ITV’s,top,rated,dramas,last,year.Marcella,has,been,re-commissioned,by,Polly,Hill,,Head,of,Drama,and,the,production,will,be,overseen,for,ITV,by,Senior,Commissioner,Victoria,Fea.Marcella,will,be,executive,produced,by,Rosenfeldt,,Nicola,Larder,and,Buccaneer,Media’s,founder,Tony,Wood,who,created,the,joint,venture,production,company,in,partnership,with,global,entertainment,company,,Cineflix,Media.,,Annie,Harrison,Baxter,(In,The,Flesh,,The,Secret,of,Crickley,Hall,,Wild,at,Heart),is,producing,the,series,and,Chris,Ballantyne,(Broadchurch,,Born,To,Kill,,The,Level),is,co-producing.,The,first,three,episodes,will,be,directed,by,Charles,Martin,(Stonemouth,,The,Returned,,Skins).
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