By Hanna Flint
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In true vintage fashion, the imminent arrival of Mad Men's sixth season was marked with the release of black and white photos depicting the show's favourite characters.
AMC confirmed that the first episode will be aired on Sunday 7th April in the US, but the UK premiere is still in question, although if the past season five pattern is anything to go by, fans may want to set a reminder to tune into Sky Atlantic on Tuesday 9th April.
The ’60s Madison Avenue drama will begin with a two-hour premiere, written by series creator Matthew Weiner and directed by executive producer Scott Hornbacher, and, these photos are the first time black and white has been used for the show's official promotional shots.
Return: AMC confirmed that the first episode will be aired on Sunday 7th April in the US, but the UK premiere is still in question
The sixth series has been cloaked in mystery since shooting began in October last year, and although these monotone stills show Don Draper, Joan Harris, Roger Sterling et al together in jovial spirits at a party (what kind of shindig would Don attend with his ex-wife and former protégé?), one can assume these smiles hide a lot of drama to come.
Season five left viewers with the image of many of the central characters on their own.
After being poached by a rival firm, Peggy Olson (Elizabeth Moss) was last seen working on a high profile tobacco account while away on business in Virginia- in a play on the famous Virginia Slims adverts which were aimed at women and featured the famous tagline 'You've come a long way baby.'
And she seemed content by herself in a hotel room, toasting her success with a single glass of sparkling wine.
Roger - played by John Slattery - divorced his wife Jane and enjoyed a brief fling with Don's mother-in-law. Dabbling with LSD, the last image of him is standing naked looking out the window of his hotel room at the city, alone and under the influence in an attempt to recapture his happiness.
Peggy's return: Elisabeth Moss reprises her role as Miss Olson after quitting Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce to the sound of the Kinks You Really Got Me in season five
Joan Harris (Christina Hendricks) won herself a partnership at the firm after agreeing to sleep with a Jaguar executive to secure the account for the company.
She has now divorced her abusive husband and is a single mother.
And there seemed to be a breakthrough in the mother-daughter relationship between Betty Francis (January Jones) and Sally Draper (Kiernan Shipka), where the former was thrust into the maternal role as puberty hits her eldest child.
The season ended with Jon Hamm's Don back to his lonesome drinking of Old Fashioneds, seemingly about to revert back to his adulterous ways when a pretty woman propositions him with the question 'Are you alone?'
Undoubtedly fans will be eagerly anticipating the answer to this question; will Don cave or attempt to resume his marital bliss with secretary-turned actress Megan Draper (Jessica Paré)?
Guess who's back:New stills from Mad Men series six show a penseive looking Don Draper (Jon Hamm) with his ex-wife Betty Francis (January Jones), daughter Sally Draper (Kiernan Shipka), and current wife Megan Draper (Jessica Paré)
Speaking of his main protagonist, Matthew Weiner isn't giving much away.
'What do you know about Don?' the Mad Men creator told Entertainment Weekly, 'he was in the glow of that marriage and interestingly enough Megan’s independence was really a disappointment for him.
'Is he threatened by it? Is that the thing that drives him to be unfaithful? I don’t know.'
'A lot of last season was told from the outside of Don, seeing him try to act like the person who was in that relationship. And there was supposed to be something about that last moment of [the finale] where Don turns to the camera where you are back on the inside with him and I can say that it is an internal story this season.'
But if you missed out on the last episode from season five, Weiner urges you to watch it before you tune into the season six premiere: 'You should know what happened at the end of last season before you see the episode.'
'The whole season is in reference to last season.'
Premiere: The 60s Madison Avenue drama begins with a two-hour premiere, written by series creator/executive producer Matthew Weiner and directed by executive producer Scott Hornbacher
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