Blandings, filmed in Fermanagh, will return for a second season
IT HAD been rumoured, however, this week it has been confirmed that ‘Blandings’, the BBC One series based on the works of PG Wodehouse, is to return for a second term.
Crom Castle in Newtownbutler was the main location for the first series, while other areas, including Blake’s of the Hollow in Enniskillen, featured.
The first series, appeared on TV at the start of the year, while seven half hour episodes are to be shot in Fermanagh.
The show will feature big names such as Timothey Spall and Jennifer Saunders.
BBC executive producer, Kristian Smith said: “I’m so thrilled that audiences young and old have loved Blandings as much as we do.
“The capers at Blandings Castle offer us charming family comedy and a truly stellar cast; Timothy Spall and Jennifer Saunders immaculately capture all the joy and spirit of Wodehouse’s brilliant characters and Guy Andrews’ beautiful scripts masterfully bring the Blandings stories to life. Series two is a real treat for everybody.”
It will be produced by Mammoth Screen and filmed in Northern Ireland together with funding support from Northern Ireland Screen. Kristian Smith is the executive producer for the BBC, alongside Mammoth Screen’s Damien Timmer and Guy Andrews.
