Channel 4 The Couple Next Door Series 2: Full cast list
From the outside looking in, they appear to be the perfect couple, but the arrival of mysterious new nurse Mia (Aggy K Adams) and the return of Charlotte's old flame Leo (Sendhil Ramamurthy) turns everything on its head.
A synopsis on the Radio Times says: "Leo's return sparks a change in Charlotte and Mia seizes the opportunity to work her way into Jacob and Charlotte's confidence, their street, and eventually even their bed, befriending cul-de-sac outcast Alan (Hugh Dennis) along the way.
"But it's not long before Mia's past comes back to haunt her, leading Charlotte and Jacob to question who she really is, especially when patients at the hospital start mysteriously dying.
"One thing is clear - giving in to their desires could have deadly consequences."
Hugh Dennis is notably the only actor from the first series to return, having played creepy neighbour Alan.
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Discussing what's to come, writer David Allison shared: "The first series was about two couples that collided with each other – a square.
"Whereas this is more two love triangles... so the dynamic is really different.
"The other thing is this is about characters who are a little bit older. They're in their 40s – it's about a mid-life crisis and there's different things going on in those relationships as well."
The Couple Next Door Series 2 full cast list
Annabel Scholey as Charlotte
Sam Palladio as Jacob
Aggy K Adams as Mia
Sendhil Ramamurthy as Leo
Hugh Dennis as Alan
Jeff Rawle as Henry
Adam James as Ben
Maimie McCoy as Gemma
Barney White as Brandon
Jackie Clune as Annette
Janine Duvitski as Gloria
Tanya Moodie as Yvonne
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When will The Couple Next Door Series 2 be on TV?
In total, there will be six episodes for the second series of The Couple Next Door.
The first one will air at 9pm on Monday, July 14 on Channel 4, with the second and third following in the same timeslot on the next two days.
At the time of writing, the timeslots for the final three episodes have not been confirmed, but they could be in the same pattern as the first three.
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