BBC Renews The Tourist, The Responder & More

Four of the BBC’s biggest dramas—The Tourist, The Responder, Vigil and Time—are set to return for second seasons on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

The Tourist is the highest-rating drama of 2022 so far, having launched with 12 million viewers. All six episodes were the most-watched episodes on BBC iPlayer in January this year.

The Responder is the second biggest new drama of 2022 so far, launching with nearly 10 million viewers across 30 days.

In 2021, Vigil was the U.K.’s most-watched new drama launch in three years (since Bodyguard in 2018), attracting an audience of over 13 million viewers across 30 days for episode one. The series overall had an average of 12.6 million viewers (30 days).

Time was one of 2021’s highest performing new dramas, with nearly 12 million viewers over 30 days for the series overall.

The first seasons of all four dramas are available to watch now on BBC iPlayer.

Charlotte Moore, BBC’s chief content officer, said: “The BBC is on fire creatively, and the return of four of our biggest dramas over the last year demonstrates the sheer scale and range of storytelling on the BBC.”