Ellis Series 2 Arrives on Digital and DVD This Spring

‘The British detective drama that the genre has been crying out for… [Sharon D. Clarke] effortlessly pours wit, enigma and emotion into her leading role’

Radio Times

As seen on Channel 5 SHARON D. CLARKE

IS

ELLIS

Series 2

Arrives on DVD 18 May 2026

On digital 31 March 2026

‘A fresh spin on the police procedural… Clarke is the queen of the withering look. I could watch her glaring down hapless plods in regional police stations all day’

The Times

‘Fresh and highly compelling’

 ★★★★

                                                                                                                           The Killing Times

FOLLOWING ITS critically acclaimed first outing, that proved a ratings winner, Acorn Media International is delighted to announce the return of Ellis – the groundbreaking detective drama that had audiences hooked.  

Three-time Olivier Award winner and BAFTA nominated actor Sharon D. Clarke (Mr Loverman, Showtrial, Doctor Who) reprises her role as the inimitable, no nonsense case cracker – DCI Ellis – in the hotly anticipated second series, that arrives on digital 31 March and on DVD 18 May, following its transmission on Channel 5.

Ellis Series 2 finds the detective inspector fresh from her victories in series one as she is once again parachuted in to tackle failing cases across the North of England. 

With DS Harper (Andrew Gower – Outlander, Carnival Row, Miss Scarlet and the Duke), by her side, she faces a new wave of fractured communities and mysteries that test not only her forensic brilliance but her resilience too.

From acclaimed writers Paul Logue (Shetland, Vera) and Sian Ejiwunmi-Le Berre (Murder Is Easy), the new series features two gripping cases that peel back layers of silence, ambition and betrayal. 

The sharp and driven detective must investigate the suspicious death of a beloved community leader exposing long-held resentments and the death of a young woman that leads to the team uncovering a hidden network of coercion and exploitation. 

Our favourite new case cracker is back to take on more seemingly unsolvable killer crimes, but nothing will stop the tenacious Ellis in this must-see gritty detective drama. 

SPECIAL FEATURES include: 

On Set with Andrew Gower

Behind the Scenes Featurette