Smoggie Queens snapshots unveiled ahead of second series of Teesside TV comedy

Phil Dunning’s BBC Three sitcom returns this spring with Monica Dolan joining the cast and cameos from Middlesbrough football favourites Jeff Stelling and Chris Kamara.

A scene from the second series of Smoggie Queens as Dickie, Mam, Lucinda and Sal throw a surprise coming out party for Stewart over at Keith’s World of Carpets. Credit: BBC/Hat Trick

If you’ve been waiting for news of the return of Teesside-set sitcom, Smoggie Queens, then a suite of images, offering a glimpse of series two should keep you topped up.

Set to return later this spring, the award-winning show, written by BAFTA-nominated Middlesbrough native Phil Dunning, will be streamed on BBC iPlayer and BBC Three with even more “chaos, heart and mischief” being trailed.

Phil reprises his role as the volatile Dickie, alongside Mark Benton as drag queen Mam, Alexandra Mardell as ‘self-styled hun’ Lucinda, Patsy Lowe as the awkward Sal and Elijah Young as newly out Stewart.

Set and filmed in Middlesbrough, the series - which has received funding support from the North East Production Fund, delivered by North East Screen - continues to follow the group as they navigate relationships, friendship and plenty of drama around the town they call home.

The second series will also welcome several new faces to the cast, including BAFTA-winning actor Monica Dolan alongside Amalia Vitale and Freya Parker. Middlesbrough sporting personalities Jeff Stelling and Chris Kamara are set to make appearances too.

Smoggie Queens II: Dickie takes his office LGBTQ+ network on their first social night out to a gay bar and it’s a Wizard of Oz extravaganza. Credit: BBC/Hat Trick

A number of familiar characters will also return, with Neil Grainger, Charlotte Riley, Peter McPherson, Lauryn Redding, Michael Mather, Bill Fellows, Michael Hodgson, Steph McGovern and Michelle Visage all reprising their roles.

Picking up where the first series left off, the new episodes see Dickie single and searching for romance, while Mam finds herself confronting ghosts from her past that have returned to the Boro.

Elsewhere, Sal is torn between Danni and Mel, Lucinda encounters a roadblock in her relationship with Neil and Stewart embraces a new chapter in his life after recently coming out.

The series promises an eclectic mix of storylines, with upcoming episodes featuring date nights, coming-out parties, a male beauty pageant and a football match.

More moments from the second series of Smoggie Queens, due to hit screens in the spring. Credit: BBC/Hat Trick

Produced by Hat Trick Productions (Derry Girls, Outnumbered and Have I Got News For You), the six-part series is produced by Chris Jones and directed by Tom Marshall, whose credits include Ted Lasso and Famalam.