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A detective series set in the 1940s is returning for a second series and viewers will be hooked

The star of a detective drama perfect for Sherlock Holmes and Agatha Christie fans has teased what viewers can expect from the new series.

Created by and starring Mark Gatiss, Bookish follows an unconventional book shop owner who helps police solve crimes in 1946.

It started last year, with viewers charmed by the “excellent” and “cosy” U&alibi drama, and is set to return for a second series next month.

Mark, who plays main character Gabriel Book, has shared a few details with Radio Times ahead of the show’s second run, hinting at some “dangers” ahead.

Gabriel is gay and married to his best friend Trottie, who is played by Bridgerton star Polly Walker, and the relationship has worked out.

But Mark has now hinted that there will be some bumps in the road when Bookish returns to screens in August.

“Their arrangement suits them both, but it’s not without its dangers,” he said. “We’ll see a bit of that, and we do see a bit more of it fraying at the edges.”

The star also teased that the new series will be “more intriguing emotionally”, adding: “Some of the secrets are unlocked and some questions are answered.”

Fans can expect more mysterious cases, with a synopsis for the upcoming episodes revealing: “In series two, the bibliophile sleuth investigates the world of spiritualism as he helps to solve a baffling case involving medium Harold Sneed (Jason Watkins) and a séance full of secrets.

“Off Savile Row, Inspector Bliss (Elliot Levey) asks Book (Connor Finch) to help in a puzzling crime at a gentleman’s outfitters – the elderly tailor Maxie Kleinmann (Allan Corduner) is keen to confess to murder but the evidence doesn’t quite stack up and points to something much more complex and sinister.”

Book and Jack are also sent to the seemingly charming German village of Würl by the mysterious ‘E’, who is played by Simon Callow, in order to thwart a thieving duchess who is portrayed by Miranda Richardson.

“However, festivities take a deadly turn when Book and Jack uncover secrets of their own in a castle brimming with shady characters,” the synopsis continued.

Bookish returns on U&Alibi in August

MILLIE Bobby Brown has shown off her stunning figure as she celebrated the upcoming release of Enola Holmes 3 on Thursday night.

The actress, 22, who plays the titular character in the Netflix series, donned a mesh nude ensemble while attending the premiere’s afterparty in New York.

Flashing her toned stomach in an embroidered sheer crop top with a matching satin and mesh skirt, Millie posed for snaps at the TV bash.

In the series, which began in 2020, the Stranger Things star plays the teenage sister of Sherlock Holmes – with Enola on a search for her mother.

The third season is set to be released on July 1.

The appearance comes just weeks after Millie defended her husband, Jake Bongiovi, from dad-shaming trolls.

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Millie and Jake, who wed in 2024, announced last August that they had adopted a baby daughter together.

And earlier this year, images of the couple went viral as Millie was seen laden with her daughter’s car seat and two bags, as another saw her pushing a suitcase at the same time as her daughter’s pram.

Many fans were confused as to why Jake wasn’t helping her carry anything despite being there too.

Earlier this month, Millie addressed the backlash during an appearance on Kylie Kelce’s Not Gonna Lie podcast.

On the show, she said: “Hi, I’m Millie Bobbie Brown and I’m not gonna lie, when did women become incapable of holding their own bags, car seats and stuff?…

“This stems from me holding all of my suitcases and bags and my kid and people are like, ‘Your husband doesn’t hold a single thing.’ And I’m like, ‘Because I’m three miles ahead. I have been planning this all night’….

“We’re all about empowering girls and, ‘You got it’ and ‘You don’t need a man’. But then when I’m like, ‘OK, I can carry my own things,’ people are like, ‘Where’s your husband?”

She added: “Nobody knows my husband. My husband is the most polite, sweet, will-do-anything-for-me. But he also knows I’m capable”.

Millie also shared that she hopes to one day have a biological child, but adoption was always something she wanted to do.