It has been confirmed that Manchester-based police drama No Offence, created by Paul Abbott, is set to return to C4 in January. While it is not billed as a comedy the cast consists of a lot of great names who have made their names making TV viewers laugh.

The team is headed up once again by DI Viv Deering, (Joanna Scanlan - The Thick of It, Getting On), impulsive and street-smart DC Dinah Kowalska (Elaine Cassidy - The Paradise, Harper’s Island) and neurotic DS Joy Freers (Alexandra Roach - The Huntsman: Winter’s War, Hunderby).

Joining the team this season is the younger new boss, Detective Superintendent Christine Lickberg (Sarah Solemani – Bridget Jones Baby, Him & Her) and office manager Gavin (Conor MacNeill – The Fall).

At their sides in the crumbling Friday Street cop-shop are: unshakeable DC Spike (Will Mellor - In The Club, Broadchurch), maverick Miller (Paul Ritter - Friday Night Dinner, Vera), cool PC Stuart (Tom Varey - The Village), calm PC Taz (Neet Mohan - Fresh Meat), mischievous PC Jonah (Ste Johnston - Fungus The Bogeyman) and PC Tegan (Saira Choudhry - Hollyoaks).

In an explosive start to the second series, Deering is thrust head to head against a ferocious and unpredictable matriarch, Nora Attah (Rakie Ayola – Holby City, Dredd) and her volatile son Manni (Zachary Momoh – To Kill A Mockingbird), one of Manchester’s most feared crime families – The Attahs. Viv is determined to broker peace but firebombs rain down thrusting the city back to the dark days of its “Gunchester” past. Viv and the Friday Street squad go all out to bring those responsible to justice and the battle for the streets of Manchester begins…