The Chase Series 2

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Kay Mellor's impassioned Sunday night drama, The Chase, returns for an extended second series with more sexy, stormy stories from the Yorkshire based veterinary practise.

The series kicks off just days after Anna (Gaynor Faye) has discovered her husband, Tom's (Nicholas Gleaves) infidelity with her cousin, Fiona (Heather Peace). While Anna comes to terms with her new single status, her sister, Sarah (Nicola Stephenson), is getting it together with childhood sweetheart, local farmer, Adrian Huby (Paul Opacic).

Joining The Chase are four new members of cast: Rebekah Manning (Rocketman) and Christian Louis Cooke (Where the Heart Is) - Claudie's (Michelle Holmes) siblings, Paula and Liam. Philip Jackson (Little Voice, Poirot) is Fiona's estranged father, Frank, who brings a myriad of buried family secrets. Meanwhile, Adam Croasdell (The Project) sets pulses pounding as sexy Sebastian Montgomery, brother of farmer William.

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It starts again on Sunday June the 3rd.

BBC Preview here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/chase/

Here are the character profiles incase anyone is intrested.

Anna Williams (played by Gaynor Faye)
Anna's the daughter of George, sister of Sarah, estranged wife of Tom, and mother of Daisy, Jake, Luca and Imogen.
Anna recently discovered that Tom had a one night stand with her cousin, Fiona, and is actually Theo's father.
A very experienced vet, she inherited a love of animals from her father.

Sarah Williams (played by Nicola Stephenson)
George's only biological daughter, Sarah moved to London following the death of her mother and the discovery of Tom's affair with Fiona.
Having returned to Oxley, Sarah's a confident vet and is now running the practice with Anna.

Tom Bedford (played by Nicholas Gleaves)
Tom's the estranged husband of Anna, and father of her children Daisy, Jake, Luca, Imogen - and Fiona's son, Theo. He's also a vet.
He's struggling to maintain an equilibrium, as he is paying maintenance to Fiona.

Claudie (played by Michelle Holmes) Claudie's the widow of George. She was genuinely in love with him but also conscious that he was sitting on a gold mine. She happily encouraged him to re-mortgage the house to fund their lengthy honeymoon stay in Malta.
Fashion conscious, sex-mad and used to getting her own way, Claudie's most distressed to share her home with George's family.

Fiona Jones (played by Heather Peace)
Fiona's a single mother to Theo, the result of a drunken one-night stand with Tom. Deep down she has her heart set on getting him for herself and Theo.
Brought up by a single mum, Fiona's like the third sister of the Williams clan and constantly feels like Cinderella. She was the one in the hand-me-down clothes, who trained to be a nurse not a vet, and who couldn't get the man.

George Williams (played by Keith Barron)
George was the father of Anna and Sarah and the head vet of The Chase. His first wife, Imogen, died. Recently, he married Claudie.
An old school vet, he really cared for the animals and believed in using his intuition and skills when treating them.
George was much respected in the local community for always being available to treat farm animals, even on Christmas Day. His principles meant that the practice was somewhat strapped for cash though.

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Rick Johnson (played by Reece Dinsdale)
The hen-pecked husband of Deborah, Rick's a Senior Partner at The Chase. He's put upon and nagged to death by his wife but he loves his work and is a close associate of the Williams family. The only person who really seems to understand what he goes through is Clare.

Deborah Johnson (played by Janet Dibley)
Rick's domineering wife Deborah is the very bossy Practice Manager of The Chase. An old nag, and snobby to go with it, Deborah doesn't have a nice word to say about anyone or anything. She's always right and happy to let everyone know.

Clare Burnes (played by Sunetra Sarker)
Clare is the Practice Nurse at The Chase. Her rip-roaring sense of humour keeps everyone happy, especially Rick.

Margaret Wright (played by Rachel Davies)
A Practice Nurse, Margaret's been at The Chase since the building was built. Margaret is always there - and always happy to gossip about it.

Matt Lowe (played by Liam Garrigan)
The most junior Practice Nurse at The Chase, Matt has dreams of leaving it all behind and becoming a rock star.

Adrian Huby (played by Paul Opacic)
A local farmer and old flame of Sarah.

William Montgomery (played by Guy Henry)
The eldest son of the late Lord Montgomery, William has taken his father's title and responsibility of the estate. The Chase's best client, he holds a long standing respect for George and his two daughters.

Sebastian Montgomery (played by Adam Croasdell)
William Montgomery's younger brother and old friend of Adrian Huby. Sebastian is good looking and charming, and keen to avoid any of the business of the family estate. Involved in the music business, he is good at making money, and attracting female attention.

Frank Jones (played by Philip Jackson)
Fiona's estranged father, Frank returns to Oxley unexpectedly. He doesn't have many friends in the village, as it is common knowledge that he left his wife and young daughter for another woman. Only Fiona knows that the other woman was in fact Anna and Sarah's mother Imogen, who decided to remain with George and the girls at the last minute.

Liam Higgins (played by Christian Louis Cooke)
Liam is Claudie's younger brother. Only nineteen and a bit of a rogue, he appears during the series after having been let out of a young offenders institute.

Paula Higgins (played by Rebekah Manning)
Paula is Claudie's younger sister. Claudie set Paula up as a beautician in order to turn her life around. Paula arrives in the village to be with her sister and causes chaos in the practice as half the contents of her salon seem to arrive with her. Blonde and bubbly, she is close to her sister but likes to remain on good terms with everyone.