Ben Miller has offered an exciting update on the future of his ITV detective drama Professor T, suggesting his meticulous detective has plenty more cases left to solve.
The series, which premiered in summer 2021, stars Miller as esteemed criminologist Professor Jasper Tempest, who assists Cambridge police on local cases, while living with complications from his obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).
The project marks Miller’s second major detective drama, after serving as the original star of Death in Paradise, which ultimately became an enduring hit for BBC One, which now swaps out its lead actor every few years.
Professor T itself is proving to have long legs too, with a fifth season coming soon – and the future beyond that is looking bright too, as revealed by Miller himself on The One Show last night.
“It is coming back… We’ve got season 5 that will hopefully be coming out in the autumn,” he began. “I mean, spoiler alert, we’re actually working on season 6. It’s a very exciting situation to be in.”
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The Professor T cast also includes Frances de la Tour, Sunetra Sarker, Juliet Stevenson, Zoë Wanamaker, Barney White and Rhian Blundell, all of whom are expected to return for season 5 – due in (approximately) a few months’ time.
The next batch of episodes are confirmed to include “a boxing match that takes a bloody turn and a series of inexplicable sudden deaths at an upmarket spa,” while each of the key characters will “face some tough choices” in their own lives.
Executive producer Jo McGrath teased: “Season 5 will prove to be a momentous one for Professor T, both personally and professionally, and the series will climax with one of its trademark series finale episodes guaranteed to keep audiences glued.”
Filming on the next episodes wrapped last summer, with Miller marking the occasion via Instagram. We’ll bring you more updates on Professor T seasons 5 and 6 as they come in.
Professor T is available to stream on ITVX. Season 5 coming soon.
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