Sister’s legal drama returns for a final series next month

Creator and writer Abi Morgan will make her directorial debut for the third and final series of legal drama The Split, produced by Sister for BBC1, which airs from 4 April.

Executive producers Jane Featherstone, Lucy Dyke and Lucy Richer have returned for the third and final series. Dee Koppang O’Leary (Bridgerton, The Crown) boards as lead director with cast members Nicola Walker, Stephen Mangan, Annabel Scholey, Fiona Button, Deborah Findlay, Damien Molony and Chukwudi Iwuji all set to reprise their roles.

The Split is co-produced with Little Chick and AMC Networks, and was re-commissioned by Piers Wenger, BBC director of frama, Charlotte Moore, BBC chief content officer, and Kristin Jones, evp of international programming, AMC Networks.