BOLTON'S Le Mans Crescent will be the backdrop for yet another hit TV show with filming for the second series of forensic crime drama Traces taking place all week.

Produced by RED Production Company, which also made recent Channel 4 drama It's A Sin, which also used the historic street as a set, the suspense-fuelled thriller was based on an original idea by best-selling crime writer Val McDermid where forensic science takes centre stage.

Set in Scotland and exploring the world of the Scottish Institute of Forensic Science (SIFA), series one introduced Emma Hedges (Molly Windsor), Prof. Sarah Gordon (Laura Fraser) and Prof. Kathy Torrence (Jennifer Spence) who together use forensic science to uncover the truth about the murder of Emma’s mother.

Series two will continue to delve into the world of forensic science, as the women of SIFA carefully analyse traces of evidence to help get to the bottom of who’s behind a series of bombings in Dundee.

The female led cast is also joined by Martin Compston, famous for his role as Anti-Corruption Unit Detective Sergeant Steve Arnott in the BBC drama Line of Duty.

The first series of Traces recently aired on BBC One, with the first episode achieving an audience of 6.7m.

BBC Studios, the international distributors of the series, have brought series one to audiences far and wide across 20 territories so far, including the United States, Australia and New Zealand, Iran, Japan through to Finland.

A statement from Red Productions confirmed Traces would return to Alibi for a second series later this year although it’s not yet known whether the series will air on BBC One again.