“Gripping” returning hit BBC thriller from Line of Duty team gets first look at new season

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Suranne Jones and Rose Leslie will be back for a third season of the popular drama Vigil later this year. The BBC has released some initial photos offering a sneak peek at the new series, which has already finished filming in Svalbard and Scotland.

Jones and Leslie are returning as detectives Amy Silva and Kirsten Longacre in a new case. They’ll be investigating a shooting at a secluded research station in the Arctic, where a member of a secret British military team was killed.

Amy and Kirsten face a dangerous mission: they must stop a killer and prevent an international crisis. The conflict is fueled by a struggle for energy and resources in the Arctic, and the stakes are high – their jobs and their relationship are both at risk.

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Early glimpses of the new season reveal the detectives facing tough weather conditions as they work on the case, with Gary Lewis and Dominic Mafham also returning to their roles.

The cast has also welcomed several new members, such as Jeppe Beck Laursen, Steven Miller, Naomi Yang, Benjamin Wainwright, Tornike Gogrichiani, and Danusia Samal.

I’m so excited about season three of Vigil! The cast is getting even bigger and better with some fantastic new faces. We’re going to see Artur Zai Barrera, Jordan Duvigneau, Kaisa Hammarlund, Adam Fidusiewicz, Eric Godon, Conor Berry, Amy Manson, Jason Tobin, Steven Cree, Killian Coyle, Derek Riddell, Alma Prelec, Dawn Sievewright, and Shereen Cutkelvin joining the show. I can’t wait to see what they bring to their roles!

Vigil first premiered in 2021, following Silva solving a mysterious murder on a navy submarine.

The series was immediately popular and received widespread critical acclaim, with many reviewers calling it a masterpiece and describing it as captivating.

The show received a nomination for Best Drama Series at the 2022 BAFTA Television Awards and later won the International Emmy for the same category.

In 2023, the second season featured Silva and Longacre investigating a series of mysterious deaths at a military base in Scotland. The deaths were linked to the use of drone technology.

The show premiered to almost nine million viewers and ranked among the BBC’s three most popular dramas that year.

The third season of Vigil will be available on BBC iPlayer and BBC One later this year. You can currently watch seasons one and two on BBC iPlayer.

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2026-02-12 15:19