Fans of Blue Lights have been given a new look at the upcoming fourth series, with a new official trailer released ahead of the hit Northern Ireland drama’s return.
The award-winning BBC police drama will return to BBC One and BBC iPlayer this autumn, taking viewers back to the streets of Belfast for another six episodes.
The series follows response officers working in Belfast, with Grace Ellis, Tommy Foster and Annie Conlon now three years into their jobs and facing increasing pressure on the streets.
According to details released ahead of the new series, the officers will find themselves dealing with a new threat that police are struggling to control.
Meanwhile, the murder trial surrounding Gerry Cliff is set to uncover a dangerous secret from the past, with consequences both for the police and Belfast’s criminal underworld.
Familiar faces return for Series 4
A number of familiar faces will be back, including Siân Brooke as Grace Ellis, Martin McCann as Stevie Neil, Katherine Devlin as Annie Conlon, Nathan Braniff as Tommy Foster and Frank Blake as Shane Bradley.
One particularly intriguing return is Richard Dormer as Gerry Cliff, while Hannah McClean returns as solicitor Jen Robinson and Jonathan Harden reprises his role as former Inspector Jonty.
The BBC has teased that their return will help answer some important questions from the past.
Watch the Blue Lights Series 4 trailer
The Belfast-set drama has become one of the BBC’s standout Northern Ireland productions since first arriving on screens in 2023, going on to receive both BAFTA and Royal Television Society recognition.
An exact transmission date for Series 4 has yet to be announced, but the BBC has confirmed that Blue Lights will return to BBC One and BBC iPlayer this autumn.
