The first trailer for Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy has been released, confirming the death of Colin Firth ’s character Mark Darcy. The fourth film – co-written by Bridget Jones creator Helen Fielding, with contributions by Abi Morgan and Dan Mazer – is based on Fielding’s own 2013 novel of the same name.

The Bridget Jones 4 trailer has landed, starring Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth and Hugh Grant in Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy.

Mad About the Boy also marks the return of Dame Emma Thompson as Dr Rawlings, as well as Jim Broadbent and Gemma Jones as Bridget's parents. But the film will also introduce new characters like Leo Woodall's Roxster and Chiwetel Ejiofor, who will play the role of the headteacher of Bridget's children.