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Liar series 2 cast as gripping drama ITV with Katherine Kelly but fans are divided

After waiting what seems like an eternity for it to comeback, Liar returned to our screens this month, with its cast now including another very familiar face.

It was back in the autumn of 2017 that Liar had millions of people tuning into ITV every Monday as we waited to find out if Dr Andrew Earlham raped Laura Nielson.

*Spoiler alert* he did and there was a huge bombshell dropped at the final episode of series on, when viewers, expecting Earlham to be brought to justice, instead saw his lifeless body lying in marshlands.

Liar series 2 got going on ITV on Monday, March 2 and, if you've seen any of the trailers, teasing Liar's comeback or watched the first episode you know that the big question everyone wants to know the answer to is - who killed Andrew Earlham?

The person at the centre of the murder investigation is Coronation Street star Katherine Kelly, who joins the cast to play DI Karen Renton.

But, there have been a few complaints so far, with some arguing that the new series is too far fetched and others hitting out at Katherine's character.

And the rest of the Liar cast is as follows...

Joanne Froggatt as Laura Nielson

Former Casualty and Downton Abbey actress Joanne plays Laura, who as well as being raped by Earlham, manages to find footage that proved he was a serial rapist.

Liar series 2 on ITV (ITV)

Ioan Gruffudd as Andrew Earlham

Titanic and Fantastic Four star Ioan is the villain of the piece, who tried to convince everyone he didn't rape Laura but was then found out as viewers saw his sinister side and learned of his record of raping other women as well.

While Earlham is now dead, Welsh actor Ioan will appear in a host of flashback scenes as we learn who was responsible for his death.

Katherine Kelly as DI Karen Renton

DI Renton's character synopsis reads: "Straight-talking DI Renton is an unconventional police officer, whose bluntness sometimes takes people back. But it’s a quality that has led to her swift rise in the London Met, gaining a reputation as one of the country’s most reliable homicide detectives.”

Katherine first shot to fame as Becky Grainger in Coronation Street and then had viewers hooked last year as the main character in must-watch ITV drama Cheat.

Danny Webb as DS Rory Maxwell

Liar fans will be familiar with Danny from series 1 as RS Maxwell was working on Laura’s rape case.

The actor, who has also been in Humans and Doctor Who, is back for series 2 as his character is called in to work with DI Karen Renton on the murder of Andrew Earlham.

Jamie Flatters as Luke Earlham

Prior to his appearance on the big screen in the Avatar sequels, Jamie is back on the small screen as Earlham's teenage son, who is nowan orphan, following his father's murder and his mother's death some years ago.

Zoë Tapper as Katy Sutcliffe

Mr Selfridge and Safe House actress Zoe was also in series 1 and played Laura's sister Katie. But with family secrets causing a lot of tension between, their relationship was far from harmonious.

Richie Campbell as Liam Sutcliffe

Laura's husband

Shelley Conn as DI Vanessa Harmon

Another rape victim of Earlham's, with her attack airing in absolutely chilling scenes in series 1

Jill Halfpenny as Jennifer

Vanessa's girlfriend and a prime suspect for Earlham's murder surely, with clear motive.

*New characters include Sam Spruell as Oliver Graham, former Emmerdale actress Amy Nuttall as nurse Winnie Peterson and Howard Charles as army veteran Carl Peterson.

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