Robson Green may have ended his time in Grantchester, now he’s headed home for The Northumbria Mysteries

As part of its plans to expand regional production, the BBC is developing a North East Creative Cluster as described here. Two shows will lead the way, the first we’ve mentioned before — The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾, the secret is the new show for Robson Green.

What do we know about the new Robson Green show

The Northumbria Mysteries is a brand-new drama, marking a significant return of BBC drama production to the North East. Set against the sweeping Northumberland coastline and its surrounding market towns, the series centres on an unlikely crime-solving duo. The Northumbria Mysteries will be produced by Lonesome Pine Productions, who are based in Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne.

Robson Green will star as Joe Ruby: a jack-of-all-trades whose life has been shaped by mistakes, regrets and missed opportunities, alongside Oxford-educated DI Rose O’Connell (casting to be announced), a rarefied intellectual, a deep thinker with a brilliant mind and an ice-cool disposition.

In a classic odd-couple pairing, Joe and Rose combine their talents as they frustrate, confound and ultimately surprise one another while unravelling a series of compelling crime mysteries.

While one paper we may have seen this many times before, the market for crime shows continues unabated and Green’s track record (ten seasons of Grantchester) is reason enough to expect this will attract a lot of interest. As a note, while filming has ended on series 11 of Grantchester, it has not aired.

We’ll keep you posted as this new project moves forward.