DC Hana Li and Head of MI5 Madeline Delaney will return for another flight full of twists and turns. 

Line of Duty‘s Martin Compston has been announced to star in the series 2 of itv’s in-air thriller Red Eye.

The show’s first run saw Richard Armitage as Dr Matthew Nolan who was being returned to China from the UK for questioning. With Nolan’s story effectively done, it’s no surprise that the story is shifting to focus on another case.

Richard Armitage & Jing Lusi (c) itv / Bad Wolf

However, his chaperone, Jing Lusi’s DC Hana Li, does continue into series 2. She returns alongside Lesley Sharp as Head of MI5 Madeline Delaney, and Jemima Moore as Hana’s journalist sister Jess, and.

Details are scant, but we’re told that Li and Delaney have “… a new conspiracy to solve in the highly pressurised world of Red Eye.” Plus, we spot that Hana Li now holds the rank of Detective Sergeant too.

Martin Compston, of course, is no stranger to thrillers. His back catalogue not only includes multiple series of Line of Duty, but also Our House and the forthcoming Fear.

Red Eye series 2 comes from writer and creator Peter A Dowling (Flightplan), with Jingan Young returning to write an episode.

Director Kieron Hawkes (Fortitude) returns to direct episodes 1-3, with Camilla Strøm Henriksen (Grace, The Suspect) directing episodes 4-6. Julie Gardner (I Hate Suzie, Doctor Who) executive produces alongside Lachlan MacKinnon. Chris May (Litvinenko) will produce.

The series comes from producers Bad Wolf (Doctor Who, His Dark Materials) for itv and itvx.

We’ll keep you posted on Red Eye series 2 and the first series is available on itvx.