Sitcom Hullraisers will return to Channel 4 for a new series.

Adapted from a hit Israeli comedy series by a team lead by comedian Lucy Beaumont, the first series aired earlier this year, focusing on the lives of sisters Toni and Paula, and their best friend, sex-mad policewoman Rana.

Leah Brotherhead, Sinead Matthews and Taj Atwal starred as the lead trio, with Perry Fitzpatrick, Yanick Ghanty, Shobna Gulati and Natalie Davies completing the core ensemble.

Produced by Fable Pictures, Series 2 promises to "see Toni, Paula and Rana stepping into bright new chapters of their lives where everything will be different... (whilst they fight to keep everything exactly the same!)".

Channel 4 say: "Toni (Brotherhead) and Craig's (Fitzpatrick) family is growing with baby number two on the way despite Toni's denial; Paula (Matthews) and Dane (Ghanty) are coming to terms with Ashley (Davies) growing up and moving out, leaving a (sort of!) empty nest - and Rana's assigned an infuriating new partner at work who will turn her universe upside down in more ways than one...

"Meanwhile, Gloria (Felicity Montagu) returns to cause more havoc as the mother-in-law from hell but this time with secrets of her own, and Nima (Gulati) reveals the secret to hitting your absolute peak during your menopause years - which is something of an eyeopener for Rana."

Faye Ward and Hannah Farrell, executive producers for Fable Pictures, say: "We're chuffed to bits to be heading back to Hull for more adventures by the Humber... Our Hullraisers will be getting into bigger, wilder scrapes this time - we can't wait to share what our brilliant writers are cooking up. We're especially glad to be doing all this with our pals at Channel 4 - there is truly no better home for a female working class comedy with masses of heart."

Laura Riseam, Commissioning Editor at Channel 4 Comedy said: "We are so delighted to have these brilliant women, both on and off screen, back for a second outing on C4. It's important to be able to continually back funny, working class and regional stories. I can't wait for viewers to see what we have in store for Toni, Paula and Rana with the delightful backdrop of Hull."

Series 1 attracted an average viewing figure of less than 410,000 people per episode in overnight figures.