The present swaps its submarine setting for a weapons testing web site and the closed ranks of the RAF. 

After its extremely profitable first collection in 2021, Tom Edge’s Vigil was an unsurprising recommission for the BBC. Along with attracting over 13 million viewers for its launch, it scooped up a world Emmy and a Bafta nomination for Finest Drama Collection.

Now, the present is again and swapping the claustrophobic confines of a submarine for a weapons testing web site; the brand new storyline takes place in each Scotland and the Center East.

Right here’s the premise for Vigil Collection 2:

In a brand-new investigation, Amy Silva (Suranne Jones) and Kirsten Longacre (Rose Leslie) look to the skies as they enter the key world of drone warfare to catch a killer. 

Following a number of deaths at a Scottish weapons take a look at, Silva and Longacre are tasked with discovering out the trigger. Getting into the closed ranks of the air power in Scotland and the Center East, the pair face the lethal warfare of tomorrow as they battle for their very own unsure future.

Becoming a member of Suranne Jones and Rose Leslie, Gary Lewis returns as DSU Robertson.

New solid members for collection two embody Romola Garai, Dougray Scott, Amir El-Masry, David Elliot, Chris Jenks, Tommy Sim’aan, Oscar Salem and Jonathan Ajayi. Plus, Hiba Medina in her first main TV position.

Vigil Collection 2 comes from World Productions, an ITV Studios firm. It’s written and created by Tom Edge, with episodes by Maryam Hamidi, James Smythe and Ryan O’Sullivan and Matilda Wnek.

The administrators are Andy De Emmony (The Final Kingdom) and Josh Agnew (Outlander). The producer is Marcus Wilson and affiliate producer is George Aza-Selinger. Govt producers are Simon Heath and Jake Lushington for World Productions, Gaynor Holmes for the BBC, and Tom Edge.

The six-part collection will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer later this 12 months.

You may nonetheless meet up with the primary collection of the present on the iPlayer.