BBC One's Last Tango in Halifax gears up for summer shoot

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Pre-production is underway on the second series of Last Tango in Halifax from Red Production Company.

Anne Reid and Derek Jacobi led the cast securing strong ratings for the first series, which peaked at 6.22 million viewers. They play seventy-somethings Celia and Alan, childhood sweethearts whose romance is rekindled after nearly sixty years apart.

Sally Wainwright (Scott & Bailey) writes the romantic drama, which again will comprise six episodes. Karen Lewis produces while Euros Lyn directs. Red’s Nicola Shindler is the exec producer and shooting is from June-September.

Further information on Last Tango in Halifax can be found on Production Intelligence, the online database of advance productions from The Knowledge.
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