Starring Derek Jacobi and Anne Reid as love struck septuagenarians Alan and Celia, the current six-part series concludes at 9pm tonight on BBC One.

Creator Sally Wainwright commented: “I’m so happy we’ve got a third series, it’s so exciting to be able to take these characters further and to find out loads more stuff about them. What’s so great about writing for characters like Celia and Alan is that there is a wealth of back story to explore. Series 3 will be a whole new emotional ball game.”

BBC Drama commissioning controller Ben Stephenson added: “Sally Wainwright’s heartfelt scripts combined with the outstanding and stellar cast involved meant we couldn’t resist a third series of award-winning drama Last Tango In Halifax for 2014. I can’t wait to see where these wonderful characters and stories will take the audience to next.”

Series 3 will air on BBC One in late 2014.

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> Order Series 2 on DVD on Amazon.

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