Private String driverClassName = "com.mysql.jdbc.Driver";Jenna Coleman and Tom Hughes joined by Dame Diana Rigg as shooting starts on second series of VictoriaLondon, 27 February 2017: As filming begins this month on the highly-anticipated second series of ITV and Mammoth Screen’s hit drama Victoria, BAFTA winning iconic actress Dame Diana Rigg (Game Of Thrones) has been confirmed as a new regular cast member.The second series - once again written by creator and executive producer Daisy Goodwin – sees Queen Victoria face the new challenge of motherhood.Following critical acclaim for her portrayal of the monarch both in the UK and America, Jenna Coleman (Doctor Who) reprises her role alongside Tom Hughes (The Game) as Prince Albert.Picking up six weeks after the first series ended, the second instalment establishes Victoria as a working mother, learning to balance her responsibilities as both parent and Queen. However, with Prince Albert still struggling to find a role for himself there is an inevitable power struggle between husband and wife.Dame Diana Rigg will play the Duchess of Bucchleuch, the young Queen’s new Mistress of the Robes, who is renowned for speaking her mind. She joins returning cast members including Nigel Lindsay (Unforgotten) as Sir Robert Peel, Alex Jennings (The Lady In The Van) as King Leopold, Peter Bowles (To The Manor Born) as Duke of Wellington, David Oakes (The White Queen) as Ernest, Daniela Holtz (Circle Of Life) as Baroness Lehzen and Catherine Flemming (Tatort) as the Duchess of Kent. Below stairs Nell Hudson (Outlander) returns as Skerrett, Ferdinand Kingsley (Borgia) as chef Francatelli and Adrian Schiller (The Secret Agent) as Penge.As well as much drama in Buckingham Palace, the series will include trips to France and Germany, touch on tragedy in Ireland and war in Afghanistan, and see Victoria and Albert discovering sanctuary in the Isle of Wight.The eight-part series and 2 hour Christmas special has been commissioned by ITV’s Head of Drama, Polly Hill and Senior Drama Commissioner Victoria Fea, and will be executive produced by Damien Timmer (Endeavour), Kate McKerrell (Lost In Austen) and Daisy Goodwin for Mammoth Screen. It will again be produced by Paul Frift.Creator, Daisy Goodwin said: “In series one Victoria married the handsome prince, but in this series she and Albert get down to the serious business of living happily, sometimes stormily, ever after. Victoria is the only Queen Regnant to marry and give birth while on the throne and the challenges of being head of state as well as a wife and mother are legion. In many ways Victoria’s dilemma is a modern one - how do you have a successful marriage and a happy family when you are holding down an important job. Can you really have it all?”Executive Producer and Managing Director of Mammoth Screen, Damien Timmer added: “Series one of Victoria was a big success both at home and abroad, and it is a privilege to continue to tell the story of this fascinating woman at a particularly interesting point in her reign. Audiences will be intrigued by the meticulously researched stories Daisy has planned, brimming with scandal, romance and tragedy. At the centre of it is a beautifully nuanced study of a young marriage, and it’s a joy to watch Jenna and Tom find new layers to this iconic couple.”The first series of the drama was ITV’s highest rating drama of 2016, receiving critical acclaim and a consolidated average of 7.7m viewers with a 29% share. It is distributed by ITV Studios Global Entertainment and has been sold in 350 territories worldwide. It has also proved hugely popular in the US, with the first series reaching an average audience of 6.3m viewers and the first episode drawing in a 28% share - more viewers than the first series of Downton Abbey.在一个充斥着贪腐和饥荒的王国中，关于国王死亡的神秘传闻沸沸扬扬，同时一场奇怪的瘟疫传播开来，感染者可获得不死之身并嗜食人肉。成为阴谋牺牲品的皇太子开始踏上揭露邪恶阴谋，拯救子民的征程。第2弹也将以二上刚原作的《暗黑River》（讲谈社文库）为基础，描绘《黑蔷薇》的神木恭子和折原圭作的活跃模样。内勤的警务科·资料系的神木（贯地谷饰）因意外事件前往发现老人尸体的现场。职业检察官虽然打算以病死来处理，但神木对有他杀嫌疑的神木无法接受。另一方面，和神木同一所属警署的刑事课强行犯系主任折原（岸谷饰）也遭遇了类似的事件。久别重逢的两人，在调查各自事件的共同点的时候，踏入了警察内部的黑暗。神木从无依无靠的老人的尸体中所抱持的违和感，向动摇警察组织的巨大犯罪蔓延开来…。正因为是原警察官二上刚，所以这次也将观众带入充满真实感的惊险犯罪搜查的世界。侠客文化斥资二十亿打造的项目，马上就要露出獠牙。这就是年轻人，这就是拓荒者，泱泱中华从不缺乏进取与冒险，只是历时过久皇族为求只身苟安，自缚枷锁，保住了朱家或者是爱新觉罗的子孙，却扼杀了其余全部的炎黄子孙。时尚杂志首席记者陆浅浅与老搭档柯基一起来到神秘的西南小镇，被一副古董眼镜所吸引，将其买下后，封印开启，一系列诡怪离奇的事情接踵而至。
