Death Valley , the record-breaking crime drama starring British acting legend and Harry Potter star Timothy Spall, has officially been renewed for a second season. It's been a good year for the BBC's crime comedy department. Death Valley 's pilot episode broke the viewership record previously set by fellow cozy crime drama Ludwig , earning the largest overnight audience for a new scripted show in five years.

Death Valley follows retired actor John Chapel (Spall) and eager-to-befriend Detective Sergeant Janie Mallowan (Gwyneth Keyworth), as John uses his acting skills and creative understanding of humanity to help DS Mallowan solve the Welsh countryside's most baffling murder cases.

Following a successful six-episode first-season run, both the BBC and BritBox (where it's the

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