First-lookpicturesofthenextinstallmentofSallyWainwright’sBafta-winningLastTangoinHalifaxhavebeenreleased,aheadofthemuch-loveddrama’sreturntoBBCOnein2020.SeriesleadsAnneReid,DerekJacobi,NicolaWalkerandSarahLancashireareseenreunitedwithTimothyWest,makinghisreturntoLastTangoInHalifax.ThisserieswillbeproducedbyLookoutPoint,makersofGentlemanJack.Alan(DerekJacobi)andCelia(AnneReid)arenowsevenyearsintotheirmarriagebut,havingmovedintoadesirablebungalowwithstunningviewsacrosstheCalderValley,theyaren’tquiteseeingeyetoeye.Itisn’tjusttheirdifferingpoliticsthat’sasourceoftension;Alan’snewsupermarketjobbringsanunexpectedchallengeintheformofawildlocallad,andatFarSlackFarm,Gillian(NicolaWalker)facestroublewithagiraffe.MeanwhileJohn(TonyGardner)isbackonthescene,andCaroline(SarahLancashire)findsherselfentangledinanemotionaldebaclewithsomeoneatwork.IntoallofthisjetsAlan’sbrotherTed(TimothyWest)onholidayfromNewZealand.Butitturnsouthe’sonlyboughtaone-wayticket…andhehasn’tcomealone.Alsoreturningforthenewseriesare:RonniAnconaasJudith,JoshBoltasRaff,DeanSmithasWilliam,LouisGreatorexasLawrence,PaulCopleyasHarry,KatherineRoseMorleyasEllie,FelixJohnsonasAngus,andRachelLeskovacasPCCheryl.Caroline’sdaughterFlora,nowfiveyearsold,willbeplayedbyIssacahJuneZamanHatzer,withCalamity,nowageseven,playedbyTillyKaye.JoiningthecastofLastTangoInHalifaxthisserieswillbeLuCorfield(SexEducation,Clink),AnnaLeongBrophy(NightWatchMan,EastEnders),NoorulChoudhury(AckleyBridge),LiamMcCheyne(TheBay,CoronationStreet),televisionnewcomerCatherineCampion,SophieMcIntosh(BraveNewWorld,ShortlandStreet),RickSCarr(Brassic,AckleyBridge)andBucksoDhillon-Woolleyy(Aladdin,Unforgotten).SallyWainwright,creatorandwriter,says:“YetagaintheentireLastTangocasthasprovedtobesowonderfultogether,souplifting,heart-warming,touchingandfunny,astheyexploreCeliaandAlan’srelationshipfurther,underthebrilliantbreathoffreshairthatGarethBryn’sdirectionhasgiventhem.”FaithPenhale,executiveproducerforLookoutPoint,adds:“It’sbeenanabsolutepleasuretobringtheTangoteambacktogetherandwatchthemworktheirmagic.Sally’sscriptsareasbrilliantasever-warmandfunnyandveryreal-andourexceptionalcastmakeitlookeasy.Ican’twaittogivethefansfourmoreepisodesofthisveryspecialdramawhichtheyrightlylovesomuch.”BenIrving,executiveproducerfortheBBC,adds:“LastTangoInHalifaxisoneofourmostbeloveddramasandwecouldn’tbehappiertobebringingSallyWainwright’sphenomenalcharactersbacktoBBCOnenextyear.”LastTangoInHalifax(4x60’)isaLookoutPoint(GentlemanJack,LesMisérables,WarAndPeace)productionfortheBBC.TheseriesiswrittenbySallyWainwright(GentlemanJack,HappyValley),directedbyGarethBryn(Hidden,Hinterland)andproducedbyKenHorn(LineofDuty,TheMoorside).ExecutiveproducersareFaithPenhaleandLauraLankesterforLookoutPoint,BenIrvingfortheBBC,andSallyWainwright.TheserieswillbedistributedinternationallybyBBCStudios.LastTangoInHalifaxwillreturnin2020.Itpreviouslyranforthreeseriesandatwo-episodeChristmasspecial,witheachrunaveragingmorethan7millionviewers.Itwaslastonscreenin2016.