Fans of new Channel 5 drama Ellis left begging for another series already as they say show is ‘up there with Vera’

FANS of Channel 5's new police drama Ellis have already been left begging for another series.

The brand new programme has already got fans hooked just two episodes into the series.

Having been tipped to rival ITV's acclaimed Vera, it appears that fans think it is doing just that after insisting it is on the way to becoming the same level as the long-running Brenda Blethyn drama.

Played by Sharon D Clarke, DCI Ellis uses her knowledge and expertise to solve a number of mysterious local crimes.

With the show now two episodes in, obsessed fans have already begun issuing their pleas to Channel 5 to renew it for another go-around immediately.

One fan wrote online: "Absolutely hoping for a series two already."

Someone else penned: "Hope theres another series. I love this."

As a third echoed: "Me too."

The glowing reviews continued to pour in as another person wrote on X: "I think she could be up there with #Vera after a few more series."

Before someone else shared: "I'm really liking #Ellis on @channel5_tv great drama gotta love a powerful woman he puts everyone in their place."

Speaking about what sets Ellis ahead of similar shows, lead writer Sian Ejiwunmi-Lee Berre said: "A lot of big detective shows are very site-specific.

"Whether it’s Death in Paradise, Midsomer Murders, or even
Inspector Morse, it’s about the place.

"This is about her. And she brings her very specific understanding of how people work to wherever she goes; her mantra is that everything is made different by love, fear, hate, or anger, and she digs into the character of a town.

"So, the changing character in each episode is the town – and obviously the people in it – but the town itself has a particular flaw."

The full synopsis for Ellis explains: "Ellis and Harper arrive in the town of Callorwell to investigate the disappearance of a local detective.

" Leighton needs Ellis to control the case: the DCI of the station is off with stress, and the force recently arrested the head of a major criminal gang but bungled the case and had to let her go.

"Jenny’s colleagues are indifferent to her disappearance, believing she left of her own free will, but Ellis – and Jenny’s husband – feel something is amiss.

"More so when she learns that when Jenny disappeared, she was days away from submitting a complaint of bullying against her colleagues.

"Rife with a toxic culture, the station blocks Ellis at every turn forcing her to reach out to the enemy."

Ellis airs at 8pm Thursdays on Channel 5.