Returning Channel 4 hit with multiple Taskmaster stars confirms release date in new trailer
Channel 4 comedy The Change has dropped a new trailer and confirmed its release date.
Directed by Pirates of the Caribbean and Detectorists actor Mackenzie Crook, The Change season 2 will premiere on Tuesday, March 25.
The show focuses on Taskmaster star (and the show's writer and creator) Bridget Christie's character Linda, a woman who decided to pack up and join a community in the Forest of Dean upon starting menopause.
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Her new life didn't go as smoothly as planned, and she caused a lot of drama. Season 2 picks up with Linda not being the most popular person, while her husband Steve (Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again's Omid Djalili) is intent on bringing her home.
But Linda has tasted what it's like to be the Eel Queen, even if only for a day, and she's determined not to let that go. The trailer promises that there will also be witchcraft, a men's revolt, and everyone tripping out on a dinner made from wild mushrooms.
Alongside Christie and Djalili, the series also stars Liza Tarbuck (also Taskmaster, Pointless), Jim Howick (Ghosts), Tanya Moodie (Motherland), Paul Whitehouse (Gone Fishing), and Susan Lynch (Happy Valley), to name a few.
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A preview event and Q&A for season 2 took place at The BFI in London on Wednesday night, where Christie showed off the first two episodes and answered fan questions.
Meanwhile, Channel 4 recently debuted the new cop drama Get Millie Black, something described as Death in Paradise but with a lot more depth.
The Change season 2 premieres on Channel 4 on Tuesday, March 25. Season 1 is available via Channel 4 streaming now. at sky.com at Pandora at at amazon.co.uk at at amazon.co.uk at digitalspy.com at amazon.co.uk at amazon.co.uk at Apple at digitalspy.com at disneyplus.com at amazon.co.uk at amazon.co.uk
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