BBC's Doctor Foster returning for third and final series
The BBC has announced that Doctor Foster is coming back for a third and final series.
Doctor Foster is back for a third and final series.
The five-part BBC One psychological thriller will see Suranne Jones reprise her BAFTA-winning role as Gemma Foster, alongside Bertie Carvel as Simon and Tom Taylor as Tom, and filming will begin in and around Hertfordshire later this spring.
Suranne said: "When I got the call to ask if I wanted to return as Gemma Foster, I knew the time was right.
"We needed space from the first two series, and we needed Tom - Gemma and Simon’s runaway son - to return as an adult with questions.
"For me, this time around, it’s about accountability and questioning - 'can we ever truly sever ties with our past and the damage or traumas that haunt us, so we can fully move forward?'
"Gemma and Simon have so much to unpick! It’s been an exciting time working with the brilliant Mike Bartlett again, and the team at Drama Republic, on the scripts and now I can’t wait to start filming."
Created and written by Mike Bartlett, Doctor Foster - which first aired in 2015, with series two being aired in 2017 - saw General Practitioner (GP) Gemma discover that her husband Simon was having an affair, and revenge was her plan.
However, it led to the disappearance of their 15-year-old son, Tom.
Now, 10 years later in series three, Gemma has moved on from Simon as she has met someone new and is set to get married.
But, as the wedding day draws closer, and friends and family gather, "shadows from the past begin to re-emerge, threatening both her happiness and her reputation."
The official synopsis adds: "As Gemma fights to protect those she loves and expose whoever’s intent on hurting her, will she be able to put the past to bed, dispense justice, and claim the future she deserves, before it is too late?"
Mike said: "I always hoped that we’d get to tell the final part of Gemma’s story - which is about a woman seeking justice in an unfair world. That feels as relevant now as when Gemma first found a blonde hair on the scarf.
"It’s been a joy to team up once again with the hugely talented Drama Republic, the now very grown-up and brilliant Tom Taylor, the inimitable Bertie Carvel and of course, the incomparable Suranne Jones, to tell the final chapter of this story and revisit Parminster - where it turns out there’s still secrets, betrayals, vengeance and perhaps one last dinner party…"
Roanna Benn and Jude Liknaitzky, executive producers and co-CEO’s for Drama Republic, are "so excited to be bringing the finale of Doctor Foster to the screen".
They added: "Mike Bartlett has written thrilling, gripping, audacious scripts that see Gemma and Simon re-encounter one another 10 years on, and it is electrifying!
"We cannot wait to watch the phenomenal Suranne and Bertie together on screen once again. And to meet the grown-up Tom. It is honestly going to be an amazing ride!"
Lindsay Salt, Director of BBC Drama, added: "It’s a privilege to welcome Doctor Foster back to the BBC after almost a decade away.
"The extent to which the first two series gripped the nation is a credit to Mike’s writing, the talented team at Drama Republic and our magnificent cast – and now we’re ready to do it one more time in this epic final chapter.
"Bring it on!"
An air date for series three of Doctor Foster is yet to be announced.
Series one and two of Doctor Foster are available to stream on BBC iPlayer.
