{"id":11738,"date":"2019-08-09T10:20:59","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T14:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/save-starts-production-season-two-adds-cast\/"},"modified":"2019-08-09T10:33:01","modified_gmt":"2019-08-09T14:33:01","slug":"save-me-starts-production-on-season-two-adds-to-cast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/save-me-starts-production-on-season-two-adds-to-cast\/","title":{"rendered":"Save Me Starts Production on Season Two, Adds to Cast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Filming kicks off this month on the second installment of the BAFTA-nominated Sky original <em>Save Me<\/em>, with Lennie James, Suranne Jones and Stephen Graham reprising their roles.<\/p>\n<p>The new season, <em>Save Me Too<\/em>, will see Lesley Manville (<em>Mum<\/em>, <em>Harlots<\/em>) join the cast as Jennifer Charles, the wife of Adrian Edmondson&#8217;s character, Gideon Charles. The London-based drama is produced by World Productions (<em>Line of Duty<\/em>, <em>Bodyguard<\/em>), alongside James and Jessica Sykes.<\/p>\n<p>Cameron Roach, director of drama at Sky, said: \u201cThe first series of <em>Save Me<\/em> was an absolute must-see, showcasing bold, British drama at its finest. The show really has been part of a step-change for Sky drama, alongside <em>Patrick Melros<\/em>e and <em>Chernobyl<\/em>, achieving widespread critical acclaim as well as an army of fans. We\u2019re thrilled to now bring our viewers the second series of this unique story, to see the return of our much-loved characters alongside new cast members, including Lesley Manville.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Manville said: \u201cI couldn\u2019t be more delighted to be joining this phenomenal series. <em>Save Me<\/em> was a major highlight of 2018, a testament to Lennie James\u2019 writing and acting and the exceptional cast and creative team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Simon Heath, executive producer for World Productions, added:\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019re delighted to welcome the brilliant Lesley Manville for the second installment of Nelly Rowe\u2019s gripping quest. A huge thanks to the Sky audience, who made <em>Save Me <\/em>the fastest binged Sky box set ever and to the Sky team, who have given Lennie\u2019s unique vision such brilliant support from day one.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Filming kicks off this month on the second installment of the BAFTA-nominated Sky original Save Me, with Lennie James, Suranne Jones and Stephen Graham reprising their roles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":11739,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[2685],"class_list":["post-11738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-save-me","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Save Me Starts Production on Season Two, Adds to Cast - 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