A decade since its premiere, Doctor Foster is returning to the BBC for a third and final season.
Mike Bartlett is the creator of the show and is writing the third season, with Suranne Jones returning as Gemma Foster. The cast includes Bertie Carvel and Tom Taylor. Drama Republic produces for BBC iPlayer and BBC One.
“The extent to which the first two series gripped the nation is a credit to Mike’s writing, the talented team at Drama Republic, and our magnificent cast—and now we’re ready do it one more time in this epic final chapter,” said Lindsay Salt, director of BBC Drama.
“When I got the call to ask if I wanted to return as Gemma Foster, I knew the time was right,” Jones said. “We needed space from the first two series, and we needed Tom— Gemma and Simon’s runaway son—to return as an adult with questions. For me, this time around, it’s about accountability and questioning – ‘can we ever truly sever ties with our past and the damage or traumas that haunt us, so we can fully move forward?’ Gemma and Simon have so much to unpick! It’s been an exciting time working with the brilliant Mike Bartlett again, and the team at Drama Republic, on the scripts, and now I can’t wait to start filming.”
Bartlett said, “I always hoped that we’d get to tell the final part of Gemma’s story, which is about a woman seeking justice in an unfair world. That feels as relevant now as when Gemma first found a blonde hair on the scarf. It’s been a joy to team up once again with the hugely talented Drama Republic, the now very grown-up and brilliant Tom Taylor, the inimitable Bertie Carvel and of course, the incomparable Suranne Jones, to tell the final chapter of this story and revisit Parminster—where it turns out there’s still secrets, betrayals, vengeance and perhaps one last dinner party.”
The show premiered in 2015 and returned two years later. The award-winning drama has been remade in 15 territories. BBC Studios is handling global sales.
