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Popular BBC series starring Peaky Blinders actor confirmed for second series
The BBC drama drew 8.5 million viewers for episode one, and the new season will follow passengers and crew on a sea voyage.
The BBC has officially renewed Nightsleeper for a second series, shifting the action from a hijacked train to a passenger ferry sailing across the Irish Sea.
Drawing in eight and a half million viewers for the first episode, the show became the BBC's biggest drama launch in 2024, though critics gave it a 42 per cent score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Series writer Nick Leather confirmed the new installment takes place on a Belfast to Liverpool ferry, promising "six hours of non-stop thrills and spills" as characters face unknown dangers.
Filming for the production is set to take place in Belfast later this year, with Executive Producer Kate Harwood stating the team is "incredibly excited to return with a bold new story."
The journey begins in Belfast Lough, an area connecting the North Channel to the Atlantic Ocean, and the production team teased that not all passengers will survive this "more Nightsleepery" experience.