The first series was predominantly filmed in
Brighton and
Hove, with location filming also taking place elsewhere in
Sussex, particularly around the border between
East and
West Sussex. The opening titles for each episode feature the
shipping forecast read by
Zeb Soanes. The first episode,
Dead Simple, originally set to air on 21 March, was shifted forward in the schedules by a week to avoid a clash with the launch of the sixth series of the BBC's
Line of Duty. This led to the postponement of the first episode of series 2,
Looking Good Dead, until a later date. Consequently
Looking Good Dead was available to stream in the United States more than a year before its British broadcast. The second series, commissioned in May 2021, adapts the next three novels in the
Grace series:
Not Dead Enough, ''Dead Man's Footsteps
and Dead Tomorrow''. Filming began in September 2021 in the West Sussex town of
Burgess Hill, and broadcast commenced in the UK on 24 April 2022. A third series was commissioned in May 2022, adapted from the novels
Dead Like You, ''Dead Man's Grip
and Not Dead Yet
. Russell Lewis stepped down as showrunner and principal writer, with former Whitechapel'' writers Ben Court and Caroline Ip penning two episodes, and screenwriter
Ed Whitmore penning the other.
Sam Hoare is featured as a new ACC, following the departure of
Rakie Ayola at the end of series two. ==Cast==