Call Girl wins third series

ITV2 has ordered a third series of Secret Diary of a Call Girl before the second run has aired.

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The drama, in which Billie Piper stars as the high class London call girl Belle de Jour, will be made as an 8 x 30-minute series by Tiger Aspect. Shooting will begin early in 2009 and it is expected to air later in the year.

Piper, who is confirmed for the third series, is widely reported to be pregnant and it is understood she is due to give birth before the end of the year. Filming for the second series of the show has just begun and the star may use a body double in some scenes.

The heavily promoted first series of Secret Diary was a breakthrough hit for ITV2, averaging more than 1.2 million (7.57% share) and attracting a further 141,000 viewers (1.53%) to ITV2+1. The first series also began a run on ITV1 this week.

It is based on the anonymous blog of Belle de Jour who purports to be a real-life prostitute and has also published two bestselling books based on her experiences.


Source: Broadcast Now