{"id":3845,"date":"2021-09-01T18:54:27","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T16:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1336663"},"modified":"2021-09-01T19:19:10","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T17:19:10","slug":"back-to-life-season-3-release-date-rumours-cast-plot-and-news-around-bbc-three-comedy-dramas-return","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/back-to-life-season-3-release-date-rumours-cast-plot-and-news-around-bbc-three-comedy-dramas-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to Life season 3: Release date rumours, cast, plot and news around BBC Three comedy-drama\u2019s return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Will the BBC Three comedy-drama return for a third series? Here&#8217;s everything we know so far. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lauren Morris\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 01 September 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n<p>Daisy Haggard\u2019s dark comedy-drama Back to Life returned for a second series this week, with the Breeders star reprising her role as Miri Matteson \u2013 a 30-something woman adjusting to post-prison life after serving an 18-year sentence.<\/p>\n<p>After the truth about Lara\u2019s death was revealed at the end of series one, the brand new season follows Miri as she tries to move on with a brand new hair cut, a new job and a new romantic interest in the form of her neighbour Billy (Adeel Akhtar).<\/p>\n<p>Of course, those who\u2019ve binged the whole series already will know that Lara\u2019s father John (Adrian Edmondson) had other plans for Miri which didn\u2019t end so well for him \u2013 but what\u2019s next for Miri now?<\/p>\n<p>Read on for everything we know so far about Back to Life series three.<\/p> <h2>Will Back to Life return for a third series?<\/h2>\n<p>While there hasn\u2019t been any official confirmation of a third series from the BBC, creator and star Daisy Haggard has revealed that she\u2019s open to bringing Back to Life back for a third season.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking exclusively to\u00a0<strong>RadioTimes.com<\/strong>, Haggard said that she already has <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/back-to-life-daisy-haggard-clear-idea-series-3-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">\u201ca clear idea\u201d<\/a> of what would happen in series three.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI knew how season two was going to end precisely, I just knew. But there is always a possibility for more,\u201d she said. \u201cThese first two seasons cover her immediate departure, her immediate period of having left prison, and so me and Laura [Solon] were chatting the other day and we were like, \u2018If we do do a season three\u2026?\u2019 We got all excited.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe definitely have quite a clear idea about what that would be too but I love it when things complete so you feel sort of satisfied and you get your ending, but there\u2019s a little dot dot dot of possibilities for more. But you still feel like you\u2019ve consumed something.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For now, we\u2019ll just have to keep our fingers crossed that Miri Matteson returns to our screens.<\/p>\n<h2>Back to Life series 3 release date<\/h2>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" style=\"padding-bottom:\"> <img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1329900\" align=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/08\/22929482-high_res-back-to-life-series-2-f4e77d0.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;Back\" title=\"&quot;back-to-life-series-3-release-date&quot;\" \/><\/div> <div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"> <span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>BBC<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>If Back to Life is renewed for a third series, hopefully we won\u2019t have to wait as long as we did for series two.<\/p>\n<p>The show first arrived on BBC Three back in April 2019 and unsurprisingly due to the coronavirus pandemic, series two didn\u2019t reach our screens until August 2021.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s hard to tell when series three would air but if it is commissioned, we would expect it to air in\u00a0<strong>late 2022.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Back to Life series 3 cast<\/h2>\n<p>There\u2019d be no Back to Life without Miri Matteson of course, so if the comedy-drama does return for a third series, we\u2019d expect Daisy Haggard to reprise her leading role.<\/p>\n<p>Geraldine James and Richard Durden, who play Miri\u2019s mother and father Caroline and Oscar, would also be likely to return, as would Adeel Akhtar (Billy), Jo Martin (Janice), Jamie Michie (Dom) and Christine Bottomley (Mandy).<\/p>\n<p>We know series two cast member Adrian Edmondson won\u2019t be reprising his role as Lara\u2019s police officer father John as his murder case was a key storyline in series two \u2013 however, it\u2019s possible that he could return in flashbacks just like Imogen Gurney (Lara) did in the first series.<\/p>\n<h2>Back to Life series 3 trailer<\/h2>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" style=\"padding-bottom:\"> <img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1336721\" align=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/09\/22929417-high_res-back-to-life-series-2-ebaadb3.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;Back\" title=\"&quot;back-to-life-series-3-release-date&quot;\" \/><\/div> <div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"> <span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>BBC<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>A trailer for Back to Life\u2019s third series hasn\u2019t been released as the BBC hasn\u2019t officially renewed the show for another outing yet \u2013 but watch this space for updates in the future.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Back to Life seasons one and two are available to stream on BBC iPlayer. <\/strong><strong>Take a look at what else is on with our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\">TV guide<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Will the BBC Three comedy-drama return for a third series? 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