Yahoo News Keeping Faith returns with a new coat and another cliffhanger
BBC legal drama Keeping Faith returned for a second series on Tuesday night (July 23), set 18 months after the shocking climax of the first series.
In series one, Faith Howell – played by Eve Myles – was trying to uncover why her husband Evan (Bradley Freegard) mysteriously disappeared.
While investigating his disappearance, Faith became entangled in a dangerous web of lies and conspiracies as shocking revelations about her husband emerged – all until he suddenly showed up in the show's shock finale.
Series two finds Evan halfway through his four-year prison sentence and Faith drawn into a murder trial when local mother Madlen Vaughan is charged with killing her husband.
But first, viewers had to lust over Faith's new blue coat. While her trusty yellow mac wasn't going anywhere, it was nice to see that Faith had a wardrobe update.
Another iconic coat! #KeepingFaith
— mika dehaan (@emmdeeaitch) July 23, 2019
Actually 💙 this years coat #KeepingFaith @TeamEveMyles
— CarrieAnne (@sequin_star) July 23, 2019
Love the new coat #KeepingFaith
— Ceri Gravenor 🏴 (@ceri_gravenor) July 23, 2019
#KeepingFaith need faiths blue coat 🥰
— kim lewis (@kimlewi64311114) July 23, 2019
During the episode, we saw flashbacks to what happened immediately after Evan's return, with Faith shown angrily head-butting her husband for everything he put her and her family through.
But despite her anger towards him, later exchanges between the two seemed to hint that Faith was willing to try and make their marriage work once he got out of prison.
While Evan is still a big part of her life, the present-day scenes saw Faith more focused on defending Madlen, even though the rest of her law firm didn't seem to think she was up to it.
Although Madlen denies murdering her husband, her fingerprints were found on the gun. But when her son, who is in primary school, was interviewed by a detective, it seemed he may know more about what happened than he's letting on.
Viewers on Twitter had plenty of praise for the episode, declaring it a great start to the second series.
#KeepingFaith @TeamEveMyles Now that’s was brilliant Opener to the New Season. This season is going be a Puzzler for me,But this is what I like? bring on Next week and My favourite Crush Faith.
— callum lewis (@callum592) July 23, 2019
OMG #KeepingFaith!!!!!!!! The most anticipated returning TV Drama of the year for me - and the first episode did not disappoint. @MatthewH_books and @TeamEveMyles together you create utter magic. I’m off to binge the rest of the series. Who needs sleep, after all, right?! 😜
— Mama B ❤️ (@Baby_Boardroom) July 23, 2019
What a great opening episode to series 2 of #KeepingFaith. @TeamEveMyles @Bradfreegard you both totally smashed it! 👊🏻
— Louise Sibthorpe ♥ (@GoldenShimmer) July 23, 2019
#KeepingFaith just brilliant! Can't wait to see the rest of the series!
Eve Myles is absolutely incredible!🙌— Ryan Rigby (@Ryan_Rigby_) July 23, 2019
Excellent opening episode of #KeepingFaith series 2 ... can’t wait a week 😬😬😬 👏👏👏 https://t.co/pAaoZcRE2h
— Jane M Thomas (@JMTPilates) July 23, 2019
Keeping Faith airs on BBC One and is available to watch on iPlayer.
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