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Why detective drama Baptiste is NOT coming back for a third series
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13 Jul 2021, 09:15
We'll be sadly waving goodbye to troubled detective Baptiste following the upcoming second series, bosses have confirmed. Tchéky Karyo's character first smashed onto the screen in 2014 in The Missing and is now set to return alongside Killing Eve actress Fiona Shaw for the final instalment.
Bosses Harry and Jack Williams said: "When we finished Baptiste series one, we had an idea for a trilogy and it was all great and very exciting. And then we thought about it and what we didn’t ever want to do was somehow see him become another police officer.
"We’ve had the joy of doing every year with telling big, bold stories that give him a proper journey."
Of the protaganist, Harry added: "He’s not just a detective. He doesn’t just come in and find out some stuff and go home. You go through proper, big arcs. And every year we get these amazing actors we can’t believe we’re lucky enough to come and join us to tell amazing big stories, too.
"I think we began to worry that it would become a formula. Do we suddenly make him just another cop? When we wrote it we started to realise that if we did this, we wouldn’t get to do another one.
"It’s about doing the right thing for the character and not going 'Hey, we’ll be back next year with more crazy adventures.' It’s something great, that we all love and we’re proud of."
The final six episodes are on their way soon where we'll see a very different Baptiste who has turned to alcohol after hitting rock bottom, is estranged from his wife and given a welcome distraction when British Ambassador Emma Chambers (Shaw) seeks his help after her family disappears.
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