Apparently Charles Cumming, spy fiction author, has been hired to help screenwriter Matthew Orton write TNM 2 teleplay. Not a fan of sequels, generally. I guess the BBC really wants this to happen.
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/londoners-diary/last-rites-at-the-proms-fans-fear-after-production-change-a3853116.html
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