Footage from the forthcoming comedy shows Renée Zellweger in her signature role for the fourth time

The first trailer for Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy has been released online. The fourth in the series of hit comedies films featuring Renée Zellweger sees Jones alone again, after husband Mark’s death, and having to raise two small children on her own.

Directed by Michael Morris and written by Helen Fielding, Dan Mazer and Abi Morgan, Mad About the Boy sees a return for Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson, along with a first appearance for One Day’s Leo Woodall as Bridget’s new love interest.