THOSE tuning into The Capture were left “terrified” after BBC News was “hacked” following the first episode.
The BBC thriller explores the mad-capped world of digital intelligence and surveillance – and fans were soon left questioning its motives.
The Capture has returned for its second series
The BBC thriller explores the mad-capped world of digital intelligence and surveillance
It has been three years since the first season of The Capture landed on our screens and the crime drama’s long-awaited return did not disappoint.
DI Rachel Carey is back and, as the finale of the first series revealed, she’s working for Correction, the secret government operation that deepfakes CCTV.
Her former colleagues DS Patrick Flynn and DI Nadia Latif are back, but working still in ‘regular’ police – and there’s bad blood between the trio.
As the first episode came to a dramatic conclusion, viewers were left wondering if the series had come to life.
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Taking to Twitter, one person penned: “Feeling a bit anxious already after that first episode. Not helped by the Black Mirror-esque blackout at the end The Capture.”
Echoing their comments, someone else said: “An hour of The Capture messing with my mind and then the TV goes blank and Match of the Day hacks into the BBC News.”
While a third questioned: “What just happened to BBC News immediately after The Capture?”
Much like Line of Duty, the new series will have a whole new focus – and the major success of the cop drama is likely to be the reason for this move.
Piers Wenger, the BBC drama boss said: “The BBC is so proud of The Capture which gripped and enticed audiences, and grew its audience each week from episode three – which is no mean feat.”
The first series had 22million streaming requests on BBC iPlayer.
The Capture is available to stream on the BBC iPlayer.
The first series was a smash hit, pulling in 22million BBC iPlayer requests
