Gaelic drama An t-Eilean (The Island) will return for a second series

An t-Eilean was the UK’s first high-end Gaelic drama series and the biggest, most high-profile drama in BBC ALBA’s history. Created by Nicholas Osborne and co-written with Mairead Hamilton, the new series will feature a gripping new mystery and will see Sorcha Groundsell (The Innocents, His Dark Materials) return in the lead role of Detective Sergeant, Kat Crichton.

What do we know about series 2 of An t-Eilean

From the press release:

The new series opens with Kat frustrated both at work and home, caring for her ill father and dealing with petty local crime. However, when the body of a young woman is washed up, Kat is thrust into the hunt for a killer stalking the islands. As the investigation deepens, it uncovers the hidden lives and devastating secrets of the community’s young people, forcing Kat to confront both the case and her own complicated ties to the place she calls home.

When her former nemesis Ruaraidh MacLean (Sam James Smith), now running the local youth group, shares his suspicion that there are other missing young islanders he finds himself drawn back in to Kat’s world as the case tightens around those closest to home. What follows is a terrifying and twisted game which leads them into a world of unexpected and chilling corruption in the hunt for a serial killer.

Tom O’ Sullivan returns as Director with Mairead Hamilton as co-Director. Further cast will be announced in due course. The 4×47’ drama, produced by Black Camel Pictures for BBC ALBA, BBC FOUR and BBC iPlayer, will film largely on location in the Western Isles with production due to start in Spring 2026.