The BBC has confirmed that hit drama Vigil is officially returning for a third series, with filming now underway in Scotland and the Arctic landscapes of Svalbard.
Suranne Jones and Rose Leslie are back as DCI Amy Silva and DI Kirsten Longacre, who this time are called to investigate a murder at a remote Arctic research station.
The case quickly spirals into a deadly situation tied to international tensions over energy and resources in the polar climate, putting both their careers and relationship to the test.
Gary Lewis also returns as Detective Superintendent Robertson, alongside Dominic Mafham as Sir Ian Downing and Orla Russell as Amy and Kirsten’s daughter, Poppy.
They’ll be joined by the show’s biggest international cast yet, with new faces including Jeppe Beck Laursen (The Last, The Trip), Tornike Gogrichiani (Extraction 2, Drops of God), Steven Miller (Dept. Q, Shetland), Benjamin Wainwright (Maigret, Belgravia: The Next Chapter), Artur Zai Barrera (The Old Man, Lucky), Jordan Duvigneau (Mood, Stolen Girl), Kaisa Hammarlund (Hijack, Grace) and Adam Fidusiewicz (FBI International, A Gentleman in Moscow).
Plus, Naomi Yang (Under Salt Marsh, Wolfe), Eric Godon (In Bruges, Anna), Conor Berry (Karen Pirie, Schemers), Amy Manson (Rebus, Bodies), Jason Tobin (A Thousand Blows, The Balled of a Small Player), Steven Cree (All of You, Heads of State), Killian Coyle (Shetland, Endeavour) Derek Riddell (Industry, Happy Valley), Alma Prelec (Secret Service, Fifteen Love) Dawn Sievewright (Undertow, Shetland) and Shereen Cutkelvin (Summerwater, Crime).
Writer Tom Edge said: “I’m grateful to the BBC and World Productions for backing the ambition of a story that takes Vigil to the Arctic. This series grapples with the issues that will define tomorrow’s world: melting ice caps, conflict over resources, energy wars, and lives put at risk in pursuit of peace and profits.”
Since premiering in 2021, Vigil has become one of the UK’s most successful dramas of the decade, winning an International Emmy and drawing nearly nine million viewers for its second series in 2023.
