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22 Mar 2024, 15:15
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With the first series of Blue Lights having been a bit hit, the BBC police drama is coming back for more.
A second series was announced last year, after the first outing was a ratings success and garnered great reviews.
Here’s everything we know so far, including the release date AND trailer!
The first series followed three new probationary recruits as they navigated their way through their first few months of being response police officers in Belfast.
Grace, Annie and Tommy were forced to learn the ropes pretty quickly in a high-pressure environment. Grace - in her 40s, decided to switch careers from being a social worker, Annie had to leave everything she knew behind, and Tommy found it challenging to be on the front line.
The team dealt with divided communities, and tried to take down the McIntyre crime gang.
There is indeed! The BBC have just released the first-look trailer for the second series. Take a look!
Siân Brooke is back as Grace, with Katherine Devlin returning as Annie, and Tommy once again being played by Nathan Braniff.
Derek Thompson, who is known for playing Charlie Fairhead in BBC’s long-running hospital drama Casualty, will guest star as retired police officer Robin Graham.
New cast members include Frank Blake as Constable Shane Bradley, Seamus O’Hara as Lee Thompson and Seána Kerslake as his sister Mags.
Reprising their roles will be Martin McCann as Stevie Neil, Joanne Crawford as Helen McNally, Andi Osho as Sandra Cliff and Hannah McClean as Jen Robinson.
Paddy Jenkins (Happy Kelly), Desmond Eastwood (Murray Canning), Jonathan Harden (Jonty) and Andrea Irvine (Nicola Robinson) will also be back.
The narrative will rejoin the action a year after the fall of the McIntyre’s. Their absence has been filled by rival gangs, all competing for dominance. As a young loyalist threatens to take over the city, the officers face a major gangland feud – culminating in a violent and devastating confrontation.
The series will continue to follow the fortunes of officers Grace, Annie and Tommy and their colleagues as they navigate their way through a uniquely complex place to be a response police officer.
It's official! We've heard word that the new six-part series will be available in full on BBC iPlayer from 6am on Monday 15th April and airs on BBC One at 9pm.
Blue Lights airs on BBC One.
The exciting news is that there will indeed be a future for the series beyond its upcoming second outing.
In fact, it has already been renewed beyond a third series.
Yes, series 3 and 4 of the show have been commissioned, so there is plenty more to come!
Watch series one of Blue Lights on BBC iPlayer.
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