Sam Vincent: Last News

The BBC has announced a slate of new commissions that it claims is part of its plan to stretch its creative muscle outside of London and portray audiences from across the U.K. Among the eight new series unveiled by Piers Wenger, director of BBC Drama, is Northern Ireland police drama Blue Lights from Adam Patterson and Declan Lawn, writers of 2020 hit mini-seriesThe Salisbury Poisonings, and Better, a redemption thriller set in the northern English city of Leeds from Sam Vincent and Johnathan Brackley, writers of the BBC/AMC sci-fi Humans, and powerhouse production banner Sister (Chernobyl, Gangs of London).Better also marks the first commission for Sister's newly announced north England operation, Northern Sister.

If Happy Valley has left a hole in your life, then look no further as the BBC is trying to help us recover from the loss of Sergeant Catherine Cawood and Tommy Lee Royce from our screens by bringing us a new thriller.

BAFTA-nominated I Hate Suzie star Leila Farzad and Broadchurch’s Andrew Buchan are to lead BBC One’s Better, the latest drama from prolific Chernobyl producer Sister.

By Denise Petski