Filming has begun on the next series of BBC One's hit drama Our Girl.
The show's star, former Coronation Street actress Michelle Keegan, returned to South Africa this week to begin filming the fourth series.
Set a year after the second section's tour in Bangladesh during series three, the next six-part run sees newly promoted Sergeant Georgie Lane training new medics.
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As the series begins, she is living with her family in Manchester and happily settled into her job, although she has no plans to join her Second Section colleagues on their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.
But a near-fatal incident during a night out convinces her that the real reason she doesn't want to go is because she's still in fear and grief after losing the love of her life, Elvis, to Taliban attacks. do.
Georgia returns to Afghanistan determined to face her fears.
This time, Nico Mirallegro (My Mad Fat Diary), Caine Zajaz (The Informer), Will Attenborough (Midwinter of the Spirit), and Amy-Lee Hickman ( A number of newcomers will be participating, including Nabil El-Ahabi (“EastEnders”) and Nabil El-Ahabi (“EastEnders”). ), Josh Bowman (Revenge), Badria Timini (Unforgotten), and Nebulas Jamali (The Looming Tower).
Characters appearing in series 4 include Kinsey (Laurent Bell), Spanner (Mark Armstrong), Blue (Ben Batt), Monk (Sean Sager), Jackson (Jack Parry-Jones) and Fingers ( Including Sean Ward).
Yes, you may have noticed someone important missing from that list… Ben Aldridge, who played Captain James from the beginning, appears to be leaving the role.
Michelle Keegan said in a statement published by the BBC: “I am thrilled to be reprising my role as Georgie Lane and this season we return to Afghanistan, where the British Army is training Afghan National Army personnel.
“With the most incredibly shocking screenplay I've ever read, this six-part story will tear at the hearts of our loyal fan base and new viewers alike.”
Tony Grounds, writer and creator of Our Girl, said:
“We have included some of the next generation of most talented young actors in our platoon. Sergeant Georgie Lane, played by Michelle Keegan, is an inspiration to all and is a great addition to a troupe like this. It's a pleasure and an honor to work with you.”
Hilary Salmon, executive producer at BBC Studios, said: “Actor Nico Mirallegro, Amy-Lee Hickman, Caine Zajaz and Will Attenborough have successfully completed boot camp and are looking forward to a rigorous shoot.” .
“They couldn't have a better role model than lead actress Michelle Keegan, whose professionalism matches her talent.”
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Mona Qureshi, executive producer at BBC One, said: “Tony Grounds' brilliant script brings perspective to real-life events happening in the world in an entertaining and engaging way.”
Our Girl returns to BBC One in 2020.
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