It held the nation last winter as the most-awaited TV series of the year, and fans of Doctor Foster will be delighted to hear that it's coming back for a second installment. Suranne Jones will iterate her role in the BBC drama, which was debatably the most talked show of the year that earned multiple nominations at the National Television Awards.
The ratings were also remarkable - with an astonishing final figure of 10.1 million people tuning in for the angst finale - validating the series as the biggest BBC hit of the year. Viewers were left with a bitter taste when Simon Foster (Bertie Carvel) assailed his wife after he thought she had injured their son in the wake of his relationship being exposed.
But when can we expect Doctor Foster to brighten up our lives once again? With no doubt get to see what's next for despised Gemma and cheating love rant Simon in early 2017. Filming of the "next exhilarating chapter" in Gemma's life initiated in September 2016 - and the delay in broadcasting is due to Jones welcoming her first-born child with husband Laurence Akers in March 2016 and thus taking a break from acting were advised.
Same Cast, New Storyline And Great Come Back
Most of the original cast are coming back to the series, which includes Jodie Comer as Kate, along with Neil Stuke and Sara Stewart as her parents Chris and Susie. Comer with disclosed information on some second series spoilers recently, positive that the new episodes will pick up the tight story two years after the series one finale - which finished on Gemma Foster exposing her husband's affair with Comer's character Kate during a dinner party.
Comer told Digital Spy that the time jump will give the BBC drama "a definite shift in energy" on its 2017 return. She said: "The amazing thing about series one was the build-up. "It was such a build-up to that final episode, but that's happened now and the stories moved on. People have changed, time has passed - we pick up the series two years later."
Comer also implied that she'll be getting a lot more air time in this series and that viewers will be more familiar with her character. She went on: "On a personal level, what's exciting for me is people will actually get to know Kate as a person. She is just known as 'the other woman' - so I think it's quite cool to come back and hopefully maybe give people a different perspective."
