Daisy Coulam who was responsible for adapting the first series based on the novels of James Runcie, will work on the new scripts from the stories within James’s second “Grantchester Mysteries” novel, Sidney Chambers and the Perils of the Night.

　　The series will be produced by Lovely Day, a sister company of Kudos, and will be executive produced by Lovely Day’s Managing Director and founder Diederick Santer (Cutting It, Jane Eyre, EastEnders).

　　“I’m delighted with how the audience have taken to ‘Grantchester’, and I’m very happy that ITV have asked us to make a second series,” said Diederick. “The show is a joy to make, so we can’t wait to get back to working on it.”

　　The new series has been commissioned for ITV by Director of Drama Steve November and Controller of Drama Victoria Fea.

　　“We received a tremendous audience reaction to Grantchester,” said Steve. “It was so well received so it was an easy decision to commission a new series. We’re looking forward to working with Diederick Santer and reading Daisy Coulam’s beautifully written scripts.”

　　Filming will begin next year and further casting details will be available in the coming months.