Fans love BBC drama ‘even more’ after unexpected return is a hit
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To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video. Up Next. Fans of The Split have been left delighted at the beloved drama’s return, two years after what were thought to be the final ever episodes.
![[The Split: Barcelona,08-10-2024,Nathan (STEPHEN MANGAN), Hannah (NICOLA WALKER); ,SISTER,Daniel Scale]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SEI_231919315-612b.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
The BBC programme, starring Nicola Walker and Stephen Mangan, originally ran from 2018 until 2022 for three seasons, but was announced to be making a comeback earlier this year. Instead of a full series, the Defoe family have reunited for two specials set in Barcelona, with Annabel Scholey, Fiona Button, and Deborah Findlay all returning.
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The legal drama caught newly-single Hannah (Nicola) and Nathan (Stephen) years on from their divorce, at the wedding of their eldest daughter. As expected, it wasn’t all rainbows and sunshine, with ‘break-ups, reunions and like all good weddings, plenty of romance’, while the Defoe sisters weren’t able to leave their work behind, controlling the chaos of the prenups and divorces that ensued.
![[The Split: Barcelona,08-10-2024,Hannah (NICOLA WALKER); Nathan (STEPHEN MANGAN),SISTER,Daniel Scale]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SEI_231919321-9559.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
And fans can’t get enough, insisting they love The Split ‘even more’ now. ‘Loved The Split before, love it even more, these Barcelona episodes are great,’ viewer Zoe wrote on X. Anthony said: ‘Loving this festive, two-part return of #TheSplit. I love everything about this show, from the characters to the theme tune. I just wish it was back for a full series.’.
![[The Split: Barcelona,08-10-2024,Hannah (NICOLA WALKER),SISTER,Daniel Scale]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SEI_231919313-abb7-e1735481779967.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
‘Beautiful. Incredible. Perfect. All I could have asked for,’ Taylor said. ‘#TheSplit is probably my favourite series of all time. Last night’s finale was absolute perfection – incredible acting, writing and stunning music, as always,’ Jen wrote.
