All About Eve

Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer on the long-awaited return of cat-and-mouse thriller Killing Eve

Following the runaway success of its first series last year, it seems Killing Eve can do no wrong.

After winning a Golden Globe, the BBC1 drama picked up three gongs at this year’s BAFTAs, including Best Drama Series, while Jodie Comer won Best Leading Actress and Fiona Shaw won Best Supporting Actress.

This week, Comer is back as ruthless assassin Villanelle alongside Sandra Oh’s hapless MI6 agent Eve Polastri as the cat-and-mouse thriller returns for its hotly anticipated second series.

As the new season kicks off, the action picks up immediately after the shock finale at the end of series one, which saw Eve finally tracking Villanelle down to her Paris apartment before stabbing her – only for Villanelle to disappear without trace.

With blood literally on her hands, Eve makes a hasty return to London, not knowing whether Villanelle is alive or dead. Meanwhile, Villanelle is stumbling through the streets of Paris clutching her stab wound, desperately in need of medical help.

‘This is a Villanelle we’ve never seen before,’ says Comer, who returns as the psychopathic killer. ‘She’s extremely vulnerable and I think she’s genuinely scared for her own life. She’s really shocked by this situation she’s found herself in. Her physical impairment has knocked her off her feet.’