Hi everyone! It's an honour to be able to have the scoop on the news of Damien's casting in BBC One's 'The Split'  

What a delightful surprise to discover our fave actor will appear in another fantastic project! 

I'm thrilled for Damien and really excited for us all to see him a new dramatic role, bringing to life another character. This is a super top quality BBC drama, with such an amazing cast and creative team. The first series was excellent and truly gripping, big on the BBC in the UK and SundanceTV in the US.

Can't wait to learn more about Tyler!

Loved series one, it was an unmissable programme for me and generated a lot of online discussion. Best thing is that the first series was released on DVD so this one probably will be, too! Another Damien DVD - another to add to my collection!

Seriously, I'm delighted he's in a BBC drama as opposed to a comedy. He's great in comedy but deserves the wider audience appeal of drama and BBC is available live to all who pay the licence fee!

Am I the only one to quietly chuckle  at the irony of Damien playing a character named Tyler, the same name as his stepson in "Brassic" ?

I don’t know anything about The Split, but it’s got Nicola Walker in it and I love her. Remember her performance in Being Human? Pure gold! I’m with Ellie, will be good to see him in a drama. He’s great in comedy, but I feel he really shines when there’s some angst and deeper stuff. 

New Instagram Story by Damien!

His first 'The Split' related post! 

This is the very opposite of an empty plate shot!

Cannot wait to find out more about his character Tyler!

Damien has wrapped on 'The Split!'

New Insta Story 

 and...

MEGA CHARACTER CLUE!!!!!

What would Tyler Donaghue be doing with a NOBLE HALE DEFOE pen and note book?

For those who have not seen series 1, this is the name of the newly merged law firm, at the end of the series...

and that's a wrap!

According to the Radio Times, The Split 2 might air April 2020 - but this seems to be purely speculative!

And why no mention of Damien in the new cast? 

I CAN'T WAIT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT HIS CHARACTER AND TO SEE HOW HE LOOKS!

When is The Split series 2 on TV? | Radio Times

I'm longing for more news! 

I'm going to be freaking out when this airs! 

EllieForster wrote:

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Ages away!
Perhaps Damien has a more minor role rather than major? We'll have to wait and see! Mainstream tv, though, has to be good!

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 The Split centres on the Defoe sisters, who are the lead characters in this, so any other character is going to be more minor. Totally guessing... but would think Damien is not guest cast. Donna Air and Ben Bailey Smith, who have been announced, play high profile clients in series 2, so although their roles may extend across episodes, they are not going to become part of the cast ensemble going forward (unless one of them becomes involved in another way.) I'm hoping Damien is maybe part of the firm.. or rival firm.. or love interest.. which in itself is interesting as most of the Defoes are in relationships at the end of series 1...!

  Great, that the forum get a mention. Good that it will be noticed elsewhere.. 

Early 2020 does not sound too bad. After all, it feels like Christmas soon.

I stumbled across this older article about The Split, including an interview with writer Abi Morgan. All of it is a great read, but the section below stood out to me, as I am sure we have all wondered about where Damien will fit in to the cast of a very female centric, both creatively and as a series, drama (which is one of the thing I love about it).

The Split: Abi Morgan on how she blew the wig off the British legal drama | The Guardian

Despite taking on such weighty issues, the show never loses sight of its desire to tell a story from the perspective of its women. Morgan describes it as being “about the different generations of feminism and how they affect each other in the workplace”. Yet the leading male characters – Hannah’s husband Nathan, played by Stephen Mangan, and her colleague Christie – are well drawn. “I didn’t want to do what happens in male-centric dramas,” says Morgan, “where the man would be in the background draped across a bed or chopping a carrot or looking busy in his study, and gets one line.”

The show’s approach may not find favour with everyone. At the press screening I attended, a male critic described the show as a “female fantasy”. Walker mentions that a number of reporters asked her “if the men get more complicated, which I found interesting because of course they do. Abi would never write a part where an actor didn’t feel like they were playing a fully rounded character, but this is a story told through a female gaze.”

Morgan remains more entertained than worried by the criticism. “There’s never been a more exciting time to be a female writer or a more important time to have a discourse around female narrative,” she says with a smile. “I wanted to write something that reflected that. At its heart, this is a show that was born out of a group of women sitting together, sharing our stories and our lives and then talking to female divorce layers about their stories and marriages and relationships. From those conversations came this show. And despite everything, it’s a story about hope.”