Cooper & Fry is set to return to Channel 5

Robert James-Collier and Mandip Gill will be back in the lead roles

What we know about the second series of Cooper & Fry

Following series 1, the Channel 5 press release tells us:

Adapted from Stephen Booth’s best-selling novels of the same name, Cooper & Fry series two will continue to follow unlikely detective duo Ben Cooper and Diane Fry, played by Robert James-Collier (The Inheritance, Downton Abbey) and Mandip Gill (Can You Keep a Secret?), as they investigate a string of eerie murder cases in the mystery-shrouded Peak District.

Building on the unique friendship forged in series one, Ben and Diane will navigate cases steeped in the legendary folklore of the area, all while battling each other’s conflicting investigation styles and facing their complicated personal lives head on.

Series two also sees the return of Lorcan Cranitch (Blue Lights, Leonard and Hungry Paul) as DI Hitchens and Charlotte Bradley (The Dry, Arctic Circle) as Isobel Cooper. New faces include Pollyanna McIntosh-Goldthwait (The Walking Dead, Vikings: Valhalla) as DI Kim Armstrong, Scott Graham (Vikings, Redemption) as DC Gavin Murfin and Kathy Rose O’Brien (Small Town, Big Story, Deadly Cuts) as Liz Petty. Cooper & Fry series two will cover Booth’s novels The Devil’s Edge, Fall Down Dead, One Last Breath, The Murder Road.

With filming later this year, the show is expect on screen in 2027. The first series is available to watch via Channel5.com.