Huge BBC drama ‘has been shelved after three series’, hints creator with cryptic comment on finale

THE creator of hit BBC drama Vigil has described the show’s future prospects as “unfortunate.” Suranne Jones has played Detective Chief Inspector Amy Silva since the cop drama first aired in 2021. Suranne Jones and Rose Leslie return for season three of Vigil Credit: BBC The detectives are sent to Norway to investigate the murder of a covert British special forces member Credit: BBC Given that each series’ storyline is different from the others, the show’s creator opened up whether a fourth season will happen ahead of the third series premiere. Series creator Tom Edge told Radio Times: “Regrettably, the world remains complicated and finds new ways to evolve towards instability, danger and the rest. So I don’t think we would ever find ourselves short of stories. Sign up for the TV newsletter Thank you! “I think certainly this time around, we put the show in a place where we feel that this arc across three seasons has been settled.” But the show runner remained cryptic about whether Vigil would actually return after the third season. Geo-political interests will get in the way of the detectives’ investigation Credit: BBC The case will test their careers and relationship Credit: BBC “I think we will see how it goes,” he said. “But one of the pleasures of the show is it doesn’t feel like it is a show that has to return on an annual ticking clock basis. “So I think we can leave it open, but certainly for this season, it felt like it was the culmination of a bunch of questions that we’ve asked across three seasons. I was happy to take it to that point.” Game of Thrones’ star Rose Leslie was introduced in the second series as Detective Inspector Kirsten Longacre, who is also Amy’s lover. Most read in TV The third series is available to watch on BBC iPlayer and this year’s storyline is at an Arctic research station in Svalbard, Norway. DCI Silva and DI Longacre are sent to the remote location to investigate the murder of a covert British special forces member. The detectives must “catch the killer and defuse a potential international confrontation, as different nations compete for control of the Arctic and its resources in the changing polar climate, with both their careers and relationship on the line,” per the BBC. Comment now