Channel 4 wants more Change

FIRST LOOK: Bridget Christie’s comedy The Change returns to Channel 4 for a second season in 2025.

At the start of season two, Linda (Christie) has got some explaining to do. Faced with the repercussions of the lies she’s told the forest community, along with losing the Mother Tree, and the arrival of husband Steve who has come to bring her home, Linda’s future in the forest looks uncertain.

But she’s already come a long way since being mother/wife/homemaker Linda Jane Jenkins of Swindon, and her journey is far from over. She may have only been Eel Queen for a day, but something’s changed in Linda which means she’s not done yet – in fact she’s only just started. But little does she realise what a huge impact this decision will have on the town…and Steve.

Produced by Expectation and directed by Mackenzie Crook (Detectorists), the cast returning to the Forest of Dean includes Susan Lynch playing Eel Sister Agnes; Tanya Moodie playing DJ Joy; Liza Tarbuck playing Linda’s older, domineering sister Siobhan; Jim Howick as The Verderer; Jerome Flynn as Pig Man; Paul Whitehouse as Tony and Omid Djalili as Linda’s husband Steve. Laura Checkley (King Gary) joins as Eel Sister Theresa.

The comedy is created and written by comedian, actor and writer Christie. The executive producers are Christie, Nerys Evans and Morwenna Gordon. The producer is Lisa Mitchell.

BBC Studios is handling international distribution of the series.

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