Jenna Coleman and Tom Hughes joined by Dame Diana Rigg as shooting starts on second series of VictoriaLondon, 27 February 2017: As filming begins this month on the highly-anticipated second series of ITV and Mammoth Screen’s hit drama Victoria, BAFTA winning iconic actress Dame Diana Rigg (Game Of Thrones) has been confirmed as a new regular cast member.The second series - once again written by creator and executive producer Daisy Goodwin – sees Queen Victoria face the new challenge of motherhood.Following critical acclaim for her portrayal of the monarch both in the UK and America, Jenna Coleman (Doctor Who) reprises her role alongside Tom Hughes (The Game) as Prince Albert.Picking up six weeks after the first series ended, the second instalment establishes Victoria as a working mother, learning to balance her responsibilities as both parent and Queen. However, with Prince Albert still struggling to find a role for himself there is an inevitable power struggle between husband and wife.Dame Diana Rigg will play the Duchess of Bucchleuch, the young Queen’s new Mistress of the Robes, who is renowned for speaking her mind. She joins returning cast members including Nigel Lindsay (Unforgotten) as Sir Robert Peel, Alex Jennings (The Lady In The Van) as King Leopold, Peter Bowles (To The Manor Born) as Duke of Wellington, David Oakes (The White Queen) as Ernest, Daniela Holtz (Circle Of Life) as Baroness Lehzen and Catherine Flemming (Tatort) as the Duchess of Kent. Below stairs Nell Hudson (Outlander) returns as Skerrett, Ferdinand Kingsley (Borgia) as chef Francatelli and Adrian Schiller (The Secret Agent) as Penge.As well as much drama in Buckingham Palace, the series will include trips to France and Germany, touch on tragedy in Ireland and war in Afghanistan, and see Victoria and Albert discovering sanctuary in the Isle of Wight.The eight-part series and 2 hour Christmas special has been commissioned by ITV’s Head of Drama, Polly Hill and Senior Drama Commissioner Victoria Fea, and will be executive produced by Damien Timmer (Endeavour), Kate McKerrell (Lost In Austen) and Daisy Goodwin for Mammoth Screen. It will again be produced by Paul Frift.Creator, Daisy Goodwin said: “In series one Victoria married the handsome prince, but in this series she and Albert get down to the serious business of living happily, sometimes stormily, ever after. Victoria is the only Queen Regnant to marry and give birth while on the throne and the challenges of being head of state as well as a wife and mother are legion. In many ways Victoria’s dilemma is a modern one - how do you have a successful marriage and a happy family when you are holding down an important job. Can you really have it all?”Executive Producer and Managing Director of Mammoth Screen, Damien Timmer added: “Series one of Victoria was a big success both at home and abroad, and it is a privilege to continue to tell the story of this fascinating woman at a particularly interesting point in her reign. Audiences will be intrigued by the meticulously researched stories Daisy has planned, brimming with scandal, romance and tragedy. At the centre of it is a beautifully nuanced study of a young marriage, and it’s a joy to watch Jenna and Tom find new layers to this iconic couple.”The first series of the drama was ITV’s highest rating drama of 2016, receiving critical acclaim and a consolidated average of 7.7m viewers with a 29% share. It is distributed by ITV Studios Global Entertainment and has been sold in 350 territories worldwide. It has also proved hugely popular in the US, with the first series reaching an average audience of 6.3m viewers and the first episode drawing in a 28% share - more viewers than the first series of Downton Abbey.崔朕、孙强、宋大楠是从高中时代的老友，如今都已经当上了爸爸，却没有真正的成熟起来。妻子的离开让银行副主管崔朕焦头烂额，如果没有老友们的帮助，他或许过不了这个坎儿，性格直率的王珊珊的出现则更令他措手不及；孙强帅气自恋，擅搞暧昧，经常惹太太冯晶晶生气，但他却总有办法挽回；大楠是个“经济控”，成功把妻子晓婷洗脑为不爱花钱的贤内助，两人在经历事业变故后合伙创业。崔朕面对情敌的出现和珊母的反对招架得吃力；孙强因为当掉结婚戒指险些离婚；大楠因为事业腾飞忽略家庭。三人面对前所未有的危机，拿出勇气和担当，终于挽回属于各自的幸福。一起经历了事业的变故，家庭的动荡，三个而立之年的男人已经变得更加成熟。13摇滚明星的私生子、曾在阿富汗失去了一条腿的退伍军人科莫兰·斯特莱克（Cormoran Strike），如今开了一家破破烂烂的侦探事务所。大学心理学肄业的罗宾·艾拉科特（Robin Ellacott）偶然来到这间事务所做临时雇员，一下子就喜欢上了这份工作。独腿侦探和能干的助手配合默契，开始解决一桩桩疑点重重的案件……本剧改编自J·K·罗琳以“罗伯特·加尔布雷斯”为笔名创作的侦探小说系列第三本《罪恶生涯》。鬼魂从年轻夫妇艾莉森（夏洛特·里奇）和迈克（基尔·史密斯·拜诺饰）的三次经历中回归，他们意外地继承了乡村地产，但却发现这两次经历都是鬼魂出没的。当历史文献小组来到纽顿豪斯拍摄时，艾莉森和鬼魂们都被藏起来，他们重新发现了他们的故事情节。。。一部以位于东京西荻洼的稍微怪的酒吧为舞台，提供鸡尾酒和罐头料理。由青年调酒师雨宫、沉默寡言的主厨中内、还有老板小林这三位同学经营的三星洋酒堂，故事从各种烦恼的客人的到访展开。
