BBC shares first look at Blue Lights season 2 and confirms new cast
Blue Lights has shared a first look at series two and has confirmed a line-up of new cast members.
The BBC police drama based in Belfast was a hit with viewers last year and was renewed for a second series before the first had even finished airing.
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Now, the broadcaster has shared some first-look images of the next instalment, which is coming to BBC One this spring, as well as revealing new additions to the cast.
Joining the police team is Frank Blake (Normal People) as new Constable Shane Bradley. Other new cast members include Seamus O’Hara (An Irish Goodbye) as Lee Thompson, Craig McGinlay (Cobra) as his right-hand man Craig, Seána Kerslake (Bad Sisters) as his sister Mags, and Dan Gordon (Bloodlands) as their uncle Rab.
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Alongside these actors, the main cast members reprising their roles in the second series include Siân Brooke, Martin McCann, Katherine Devlin, Nathan Braniff, Joanne Crawford, Andi Osho and Hannah McClean.
Series two of Blue Lights is set exactly a year after the dramatic events of the first series and the fall of the McIntyre gang, with new recruits Grace, Annie and Tommy continuing to grow as police officers.
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While Tommy becomes interested in intelligence policing, Grace struggles with her feelings for fellow officer Stevie – with viewers remembering how Stevie almost admitted his own feelings for her in the final scene of series one.
But a much bigger challenge soon emerges, and as a young loyalist threatens to take over the city, "the officers face a major gangland feud – culminating in a violent and devastating confrontation".
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Declan Lawn and Adam Patterson, the show’s directors, said: "Blue Lights is a very personal project for us, set in the city where we live, so for us making this show is a special kind of privilege.
"In series two, [the officers] are facing a whole new set of professional and personal challenges. We’re very excited indeed about bringing you this next chapter of the Blue Lightsstory. Take a beat!"
Series one of Blue Lights is available now to stream on BBC iPlayer, with series two coming to BBC One this spring.
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