BBC One has announced that the new season of In the Club will start next month.

Created by Kay Mellor (The Syndicate, Band of Gold, Fat Friends), the baby drama is back with six new episodes.

Featuring “more secrets, heartbreak, comedy and pathos”, Season 2 begins at 9pm on Tuesday 3 May on BBC One.

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Ten months on from the first season, child-minder Diane, schoolgirl Rosie, stay-at-home mum Jasmin, businesswoman Roanna, midwife Vicky and blog-writer Kim are stumbling into the realities of parenthood together.

Following the birth of baby Emily, bisexual Kim is trying to be the perfect mum. But with a nonexistent love life and the shadow of her ex-lover Susie never far away, her relationship with Neil comes under jeopardy. As Kim prepares to be Godmother at Rosie’s baby’s christening she’s nervous to see Susie for the first time since they split. But there’s something Neil’s not telling her and there’s a shock in store for Kim.

Jasmin and Dev’s overbearing mothers have moved in with them and refuse to go home, but when a visit to hospital reveals devastating news this becomes the least of their worries. When surrogate Shelly comes in for a routine check-up her mum Maxine makes a surprise discovery and the maternity ward is thrown into chaos. Elsewhere Diane visits Rick in prison, as his release date draws near.

Watch the Season 2 trailer…

New characters in Season 2 will include Shelly (Gemma Dobson), a pregnant surrogate who has rented out her womb to gay partners Andrew (Andrew Buckley, Shameless) and Nathan (Paul Nicholls, The C Word).

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