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A HUGE ITV period drama's release date has been delayed - weeks before it was due to arrive in the UK.

It is a much-awaited follow-up to an acclaimed show which aired five years ago.

Scene from Belgravia: The Next Chapter showing a man and woman in period costume.
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UK viewers have been awaiting Belgravia: The Next ChapterCredit: ITV
Alice Eve as Susan Trenchard in Belgravia.
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Alice Eve is reprising her role as Susan TrenchardCredit: Carnival film & television limited
Philip Glenister as James Trenchard in Belgravia, holding a glass of champagne.
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Philip Glenister played James TrenchardCredit: Robert Viglasky

Belgravia: The Next Chapter takes place 30 years after the 2020 limited series Belgravia.

Although it premiered in the US in early 2024, the show has yet to reach this side of the Atlantic.

According to , ITV has confirmed all eight episodes will arrive on ITVX on Sunday, March 9.

It was previously stated that the programme would be launching on Sunday, February 23.

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It means that there's been of two weeks for eager UK viewers.

In The Next Chapter, the plot follows a love story between Lord Frederick Trenchard (Ben Wainwright) and Clara Dunn (Harriet Slater).

Further cast members include The Last Kingdom's Toby Regbo, EastEnders' Sophie Thompson and The Power's Alice Eve.

Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes penned the original Belgravia series.

Set in 1841, it followed James (Philip Glenister) and Anne (Tamsin Greig) Trenchard.

Meanwhile, Frederick Trenchard from The Next Chapter is the couple's grandson.

Belgravia: Trailer for the six-part series ITV drama

This time around, playwright and screenwriter Helen Edmundson is taking the reins.

She wrote the first two series of the Channel 5 crime drama Dagliesh.

Starring Bertie Carvel. that show is based upon PD James' Adam Dalgliesh novels.

Belgravia: The Next Chapter will premiere in the UK on Sunday, March 9.

Two women in 19th-century attire sit in a carriage, each holding a parasol.
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The original Belgravia series aired in 2020Credit: Robert Viglasky
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