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Former EastEnders actress Lacey Turner is continuing her association with the fantasy genre, joining the second season of Sky Living’s ghostly drama Bedlam.

Turner, who was seen as Lia in season three of Being Human, will play Ellie, a newcomer who gets caught up in the danger and mystery surrounding the old mental asylum at the heart of the series. Hugo Speer and Charlotte Salt are among the cast returning from the first season, with Gemma Chan, Jack Roth and Nikesh Patel also joining the show.

Anne Mensah, Head of Drama, Sky commented: “We have huge ambitions for Bedlam. The show is a unique combination of engaging relationship drama and real scares. Our fantastic cast are delivering wonderfully on the emotional material and our great production team seem determined to terrify the audience. It’s a fantastic mix.”

Nicola Shindler, Executive Producer at Red Production Company added: “I’m hugely excited to be making more of Bedlam, a show unlike any we have made at Red in the past. The mixture of scares, sexual tension and dark histories make it a real pleasure. And I’m delighted with the new cast, young, beautiful and very talented. This year will be even better.”

The series is written and created by Neil Jones, David Allison and Chris Parker and will return in the spring.