Home Fires will return to ITV for a new season next year.

ITV has announced the commission of six new 60-minute episodes.

Starring Francesca Annis and Samantha Bond, the World War II drama launched in May and has been winning its Sunday night slot with a consolidated average rating of 6.2 million viewers to date.

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Home Fires follows a group of inspirational women at the heart of a rural Cheshire community who steadfastly bring the village together during our nation’s darkest hour.

The final episode of the show’s first season airs on Sunday 14 June.

ITV’s Director of Drama, Steve November commented: “We’ve been really pleased with how viewers have taken Home Fires to their heart. Through [writer Simon Block]’s wonderfully observed scripts, and the characters he’s created, we’ve come to know real women who kept the home fires burning throughout the Second World War.  Their war effort is an intriguing aspect of our national social history and we’re delighted the women will be reunited for a second series.”

Executive producer Francis Hopkinson added: “We’re thrilled the incredible ensemble cast of Home Fires will be returning for a second series. The new series will play out under the Battle of Britain and the frighteningly real prospect of German invasion and defeat. It was a very challenging and dark period in our country’s history. Whilst the men were away fighting, the women left behind had to face their own fears.”

Season 2 will begin filming in Cheshire this summer.

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