Channel 5 Ellis cast, filming locations, recap and episodes for season 2
The four-episode second series follows DCI Ellis and DS Harper investigating complex cases involving suspicious deaths and exploitation across northern English towns.
- Channel 5 launches the second series of Ellis with episode one on Tuesday, March 10, and episode two on Wednesday, March 11, at 9pm.
- After its 2024 debut the show was renewed following about 4.3 million viewers and praise as the "best show since Vera," Paul Testar said its strong debut led to a return next year.
- Filming took place across Northern Ireland rather than the north of England, with Slemish Mountain used for Ash Tor sequences and Downpatrick, Drumaness, plus a family-operated building supplies business near Belfast providing village and industrial locations.
- Sharon D. Clarke and Andrew Gower return as DCI Ellis and DS Harper, and Clarke said 'I am thrilled to return as DCI Ellis'; episode one centres on Peter Barron's murder in Ashenham.
- With its 90-minute format the series deepens character and guest arcs, exploring themes of migration, criminal reform and corruption, while a large guest roster and Northern Ireland scenery raise its profile.
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How on earth did Ellis get a second series?
Ropey plotlines and weird pacing. 2D characters and an even flatter script. What could have possessed Channel 5 to renew police drama Ellis, starring Sharon D Clarke as the titular, brooding detective, and Andrew Gower as her trusty sidekick DS Chet Harper, for a second series? A reported 4.3 million individual viewers the first-time round, that’s what – numbers that aren’t breaking any records, but are above average nonetheless. Read: a show do…
Ellis's unconventional dynamic is the most heartwarming thing about this detective series
The last we saw of Ellis (Sharon D Clarke) and Harper (Andrew Gower) on our screens, they were enjoying a bottle of Jamaican white rum in a small town pub. After an awkward first encounter in Ellis's first episode, the pair went on to reach a genuine working rhythm and by the end of the three-parter, the walls had clearly come down a little bit for them both.Now, we're thankfully back for season 2 and as well as the cases in Ellis remaining grit…
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