Michelle Keegan's BBC show, Ten Pound Poms, has confirmed the return date for its highly-anticipated second season.

It's been revealed that the popular series will be back on Sunday, March 9. In terms of the release schedule, Ten Pound Poms will get a BBC One slot at 8pm, while all episodes will drop as a box set on streaming service BBC iPlayer from 6am that day.

The drama follows a group of Brits leaving post-war Britain in pursuit of a new life on the other side of the world.

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The first season was one of the UK's biggest new dramas of last year, according to the BBC, and some fans have praised it for being "highly entertaining" and "classic Sunday night viewing" (via IMDb).

This news has come alongside a brand new trailer, which sees Kate Thorne (Keegan) and Robbie (Nic English) rekindle their friendship. It also reveals a new character played by Marcus Graham, whose described as being an "unscrupulous landlord" called Benny Bates.

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Fans previously had a first look at the second season with some teaser images, featuring the returning main characters of Kate (Keegan), Annie Roberts (Black Mirror's Faye Marsay) and Terry Roberts (The Responder's Warren Brown).

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The Australian-set drama is written by the BAFTA award-winning Danny Brocklehurst, who has also worked with Keegan on Fool Me Once and Brassic.

It was revealed back in January that the award-winning comedy Brassic would be coming to an end with its next season, with Brocklehurst saying that "it's been a complete joy to create this eccentric world, but all good things must come to an end, and we want to stop while we are still riding high..."

Ten Pound Poms returns to BBC One and BBC iPlayer on March 9.

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