#FIRSTLOOK: “DEATH VALLEY” SEASON TWO COMING TO BRITBOX

Today, BritBox released first look images and announced guest stars for the second season of the highly anticipated comedy-crime drama Death Valley starring Timothy Spall and Gwyneth Keyworth, which will premiere later this year on BritBox.

Set and filmed in Wales, the unlikely crime solving duo make a welcome return as retired actor John Chapel and disarming Welsh detective sergeant Janie Mallowan, alongside returning cast Alexandria Riley (Helen Baxter), Steffan Rhodri (DCI Barry Clarke), Melanie Walters (Yvonne Mallowan) and Rithvik Andugula (DC Evan Chaudhry).

Season 2 picks up a few months after the events of Season 1. Janie has been promoted to Detective Inspector and is busier than ever, with paperwork stacking up quicker than she can clear it. To make matters worse, she’s been ignoring John since finding out he’s been dating her mum. Janie’s hand is forced after a murder in a Community Payback group when DCI Barry Clarke forces her to bring John Chapel in as the department’s consultant.

Season 2 sees John reluctantly re-enter the world of acting, on the set of an epic Welsh fantasy TV series, when the pair are called to investigate a murder. Will this foray into his old thespian passion ignite something once forgotten in John? One thing is certain, whether investigating a murder in a coastal fishing village, a sustainable commune or the competitive world of rugby, John and Janie will continue to bring justice to the mid-Wales region.

Guest stars featured in Season 2 include Jane Horrocks (Here We Go, Chicken Run), Hammed Animashaun (Black Ops, SNL UK), Alexandra Roach (Killing Eve, Bodies), Roisin Conaty (After Life, Last one Laughing), Mark Lewis Jones (Chernobyl, Baby Reindeer, Outlander), Jim Howick (Ghosts, Here we Go), Owen Teale (Game of Thrones, Line of Duty, Sandokan), Asim Chaudhry (People Just Do Nothing, The Cleaner), Lynn Hunter (Pushers, The End of the F***ing World), Rhiannon Clements (Small Prophets, Pushers), Mike Bubbins (Mammoth) and Liz Carr (Silent Witness, Good Omens).

Death Valley (6×45) is a BBC Studios Comedy in association with BritBox for BBC One and iPlayer. Written and created by BAFTA-nominated Paul Doolan with episode writers Sian Harries, Ian Jarvis and Nina Metivier. The series was ordered by Jon Petrie, BBC Director of Comedy and Nick Andrews, Head of Commissioning for BBC Wales. Commissioning Editors are Seb Barwell for BBC Comedy, and Paul Forde for BBC Wales. Season 2 is directed by Simon Hynd and Claire Winyard, Producer is Nikki Wilson, Executive Producers are Madeline Addy, Josh Cole, Paul Doolan and Timothy Spall. Additional funding support has been provided by the Welsh Government via Creative Wales and BBC Studios is handling global sales.

The first season of Death Valley is available to stream on BritBox.