"Patience"
Channel 4’s audience favorite "Patience" rolls out across three continents. Beta has sold the detective drama to TV4 in Sweden, Mystery Channel/AXN in Japan, TV2 in Norway, Cosmo in Spain, DR in Denmark, NPO in the Netherlands, YES in Israel, Warner Bros. Discovery New Zealand for their Channel Three, and Canal+ in Poland. The series is produced by Eagle Eye Drama. Season one, which aired earlier this year, is Channel 4’s biggest drama of 2025 so far, averaging 4.2 million viewers. "Patience" will return to screens with Jessica Hynes ("Miss Austen," "The Franchise"), winner of two BAFTA TV Awards, joining the team for an extended eight-episode second season.
The title is produced by Eagle Eye Drama in cooperation with Beta Film, who also handle worldwide distribution, in association with Happy Duck Films and supported by the Belgian Tax Shelter. PBS Distribution holds the North American rights to "Patience".
Jo McGrath, Chief Creative Officer at Eagle Eye Drama, praised the title: 'We’re so proud of "Patience"’s success in the UK, and the extended recommission is a real testament to the quality of our cast and talented crew, guided by our outstanding director Maarten Moerkerke. Series 2 promises to be even more action-packed, culminating in a nail-biting hostage storyline and a shocking family revelation for Patience," commented.
"Patience" is the latest project in Beta Film’s longstanding collaboration with Eagle Eye Drama. It follows in the footsteps of the highly successful series "The Couple Next Door" (12x1h) on Channel 4, which became its biggest drama streaming launch ever. Eagle Eye and Beta also recently announced the fifth season of the audience hit "Professor T" (30x1h), starring Ben Miller, while the latest collaboration "Bookish", led by Primetime Emmy Award winner Mark Gatiss, is currently in post-production.
Patience Evans (Ella Maisy Purvis, "A Kind of Spark," "Malpractice") continues her work in the police criminal records department of the City of York Police. Last season, Patience — who is autistic — established herself as an invaluable member of the team, bringing her unique insight to a series of perplexing cases. Love is in the air as Patience begins dating fellow colleague Elliot, while the department undergoes a PR overhaul with the arrival of a new consultant. This season, Patience will help solve more intriguing crimes in extraordinary locations, including York Minster and the National Railway Museum.
The new season is directed by Maarten Moerkerke ("13 Commandments") and Raf Reyntjens ("Marie Antoinette"). "Patience" is adapted from the original series "Astrid & Raphaëlle", produced by JLA Productions for france·tv. Jo McGrath, Alison Kee, and Walter Iuzzolino serve as executive producers for Eagle Eye Drama, an ITV Studios company.
Also returning for season two are regular cast members Nathan Welsh ("Trying," "Am I Being Unreasonable?") as DS Jake Hunter, Mark Benton ("Smoggie Queens," "Shakespeare and Hathaway") as Calvin Baxter, Adrian Rawlins ("Chernobyl," "Living") as Douglas Gilmore, Ali Ariaie ("The Great," "Doctor Who") as DC Will Akbari, Connor Curren ("Dodger," "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time") as Billy Thompson, Liza Sadovy ("A Real Pain," "The Rumour") as Dr. Loretta Parsons, and Tom Lewis ("Gentleman Jack," "Redeeming Love") as Elliot Scott.