Victoria Smurfit joins the cast as Olivia, \u201can enigmatic widow at the centre of Brannick\u2019s latest case whose intentions may be far from innocent\u201d.<\/p>\n
Bloodlands star James Nesbitt<\/a> said: \u201cIt\u2019s brilliant to be back filming in Northern Ireland and reunited with the gang for the second series of Bloodlands. I couldn\u2019t be happier to be welcoming Victoria to the cast, having first worked with her over 20 years ago! I can\u2019t wait for audiences to see what\u2019s next for the cunning and complex Tom Brannick.\u201d<\/p>\n Smurfit added: \u201dI\u2019m beyond excited to be joining the cast of Bloodlands and to be working with Jimmy again. I adored watching the first series!\u201d<\/p>\n Creator and writer Chris Brandon said: \u201cIt\u2019s very exciting to be able to return with another series of Bloodlands, and to reunite with such a talented cast and crew in Northern Ireland. I can\u2019t wait to watch James Nesbitt as Tom Brannick again, as he navigates the thrills and surprises of this new story, and I\u2019m delighted to welcome Victoria Smurfit to the drama.\u201d<\/p>\n Season 2 was commissioned by BBC One in March 2021, shortly after the first season reached its conclusion with a jaw-dropping final episode<\/a>.<\/p>\n The news came as a surprise even to Brandon, who recently told The Irish News<\/a>: \u201cI thought I was going to have to wait months to find out whether it was being recommissioned.\u201d<\/p>\n While the Irish writer is still working on the plot for season 2, he has teased that the show will \u201cdelve a lot deeper\u201d into Tom Brannick\u2019s past, saying: \u201cBloodlands is essentially the story of Brannick.\u201d<\/p> Read on for everything we know so far about Bloodlands series two and what it\u2019s likely to cover.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n It\u2019s not yet clear when exactly James Nesbitt will return to our screens with a second season of Bloodlands but, given that filming only kicked off in February 2022, we may have to wait a little longer.<\/p>\n Speaking of the BBC drama\u2019s renewal, director of BBC Drama Piers Wenger said back in March 2021 that he had been \u201coverwhelmed\u201d by the audience response to the series, adding that he was \u201cthrilled\u201d to be renewing it for another instalment.<\/p>\n \u201cChris\u2019 scripts shine a light on to tensions in Northern Ireland, both historic and present day,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd it\u2019s a testament to his skills as a dramatist, to a virtuoso performance from Jimmy Nesbitt and the care taken by all at HTM Television, that the series has been so beloved by audiences in Northern Ireland and throughout the UK.\u201d<\/p>\n Executive Producer Jed Mercurio added: \u201cEveryone at HTM Television is thrilled our debut production has been recommissioned. It\u2019s a tribute to the quality of Chris Brandon\u2019s writing, the hard work of our crew and the brilliant performance of our cast led by James Nesbitt.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re grateful for the outstanding support we\u2019ve received from the BBC and Northern Ireland Screen and can\u2019t wait to reward Bloodlands fans with another twisty case for Brannick and co.\u201d<\/p>\n And star James Nesbitt said he was \u201cthrilled\u201d at the positive viewer response to the series, teasing: \u201cI\u2019m always happy to be back in Northern Ireland and to reveal even more about Tom Brannick.\u201d<\/p>\n As for writer Chris Brandon, he spoke of his delight at the renewal by saying: \u201cIt has been phenomenal to get such a positive response to James Nesbitt\u2019s astounding performance, and the excellent work of his fellow cast and crew. What a privilege to begin another adventure with HTM Television and the BBC, in Northern Ireland \u2013 I can\u2019t wait.\u201d<\/p>\n We now have an official synopsis which reveals some details about the plot for season 2.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen the murder of a crooked accountant unravels a trail of greed that threatens to expose his identity as legendary assassin, Goliath, Tom (James Nesbitt) and the accountant\u2019s widow, Olivia (Victoria Smurfit), must keep each other dangerously close,\u201d the BBC synopsis reveals. \u201cAs they try to solve the riddle her husband left behind, and become more and more immersed in the puzzle of each other, Tom and Olivia draw in Tom\u2019s fellow officers DS Niamh McGovern (Charlene McKenna), DCS Jackie Twomey (Lorcan Cranitch) and DC \u201cBirdy\u201d Bird (Chris Walley), as well as his daughter, Izzy (Lola Petticrew), until deceit and betrayal build to a shattering climax.\u201d<\/p>\n Series two of Bloodlands looks set to explore the aftermath of Pat Keenan and Tori Matthew\u2019s deaths, which Tom is responsible for. While police believe that Pat Keenan was Goliath all along and that he killed Tori because he somehow found out that she was the one who kidnapped him, we know that Tom gave Pat Tori\u2019s identity because she knew he was the person behind the Goliath killings and he knew that Pat would kill Tori. Tom then killed Pat to tie up any loose ends and will have told police that he did so after discovering he had killed Tori.<\/p>\n It\u2019s also possible Emma Brannick could make her first appearance on the show \u2013 that is if we believe Tom\u2019s claims that he let her go after killing her secret lover David Cory. Could she return to Belfast to set the story straight and reveal Tom to be the killer he really is? We\u2019ll have to wait and see.<\/p>\n So far, the confirmed cast includes James Nesbitt as DCI Tom Brannick, while we will also see Lorcan Cranitch (Jackie), Charlene McKenna (Niamh), Chris Walley (Birdy) and Lola Petticrew (Izzy Brannick) reprise their roles.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, Ian McElhinney (Adam Cory), Lisa Dwan (Tori Matthews) and Peter Balance (Pat Keenan) won\u2019t be returning for series two as their characters were killed off in series one, (unless they appear in flashbacks, of course) but Michael Smiley could be back as forensic expert Dinger and Kathy Kiera Clarke could reprise her role as Pat Keenan\u2019s widow Claire.<\/p>\n Bloodlands is available to watch on BBC iPlayer \u2013 visit our hub for all the latest Drama<\/a> news. <\/strong>Looking for something else to watch? 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