BOARDERS: COMEDY DRAMA 'SET FOR THIRD SERIES' ON BBC THREE

Boarders, the comedy drama which follows five talented black inner-city teens transported to an alien world – a British boarding school – after gaining scholarships to prestigious St. Gilbert’s, is set for a third series on BBC Three.

Thought the BBC are yet to officially announce another series, speaking on BBC's Morning Live, creator Daniel Lawrence Taylor said: "I'm already writing [series three] and I've got a team full of writers already scribbling away."

Series two sees a new era for St Gilbert’s, with headmaster Bernard - who had brought the scholarship students into the school - suspended following a school rebellion. Now acting headmistress Carol Watlington-Geese (who also happens to be the mother of Jaheim’s nemesis, Rupert) is at the helm - and she wants them gone. 

Josh Tedeku (Jaheim), Jodie Campbell (Leah), Sekou Diaby (Toby), Myles Kamwendo (Omar) and Aruna Jalloh (Femi) are back at St Gilbert’s for series two. They are alongside returning characters Harry Gilby (Rupert), Tallulah Greive (Beatrix), Rosie Graham (Florence), Assa Kanouté (Abby), Georgina Sadler (Mabel) and Niky Wardley (Carol Watlington-Geese). 

New cast members for series two include BAFTA-winner Wunmi Mosaku (Loki) as Jaheim’s mum, Grace. Cara Theobold (Downtown Abbey) joins the cast as St Gilbert’s new writer in residence Jude, with Michael Salami (Supacell) as Femi’s Uncle Teju. Kendra Brown stars in her debut on-screen role as the new American exchange student, Devon’ye. 

Returning cast from series one also include Zheng Xi Yong (Xiang), Dillon Mitra (Dilton), Archie Fisher (Cheddar), Andrew Harmon-Gray (Graham), Ruxandra Porojnicu (Yelena), Kye Malcom (Caleb), Llewella Gideon (Sylvie), Mohammed Mansaray (Malachi), Niyi Akin (Koku), Maxim Ays (Felix), Al Foran (Stanley), William Andrews (Mackers) and Yuriri Naka (Ms Kaneko). 

Natalie Cassidy will play Sharon Hail, a teacher at a rival school, while Alan Cumming will play Alan, a man with very high standards for both the party he’s hosting and the St Gilbert’s students who find themselves there.

Boarders Series 2 is available now on BBC iPlayer.