Blue Lights Season 3 Starts Production in Belfast
BritBox has announced the start of production of the third season of the multi-award-winning Belfast-based drama Blue Lights, along with the news that Cathy Tyson (Boiling Point, Dune: Prophecy) and Michael Smiley (Bad Sisters, Censor) have joined the cast.
Produced by Two Cities Television and co-produced by Gallagher Films for BBC iPlayer and BBC One, the critically acclaimed show also stars returning cast Siân Brooke, Martin McCann, Katherine Devlin, Nathan Braniff, Joanne Crawford, Andi Osho, Frank Blake, Abigail McGibbon, Dearbháile McKinney and Andrea Irvine.
Two years into their jobs as response officers, Grace (Brooke), Annie (Devlin) and Tommy (Braniff) are accustomed to life under the blue lights. But their work will take them into a sinister world hidden behind the veneer of middle-class life, the world of the accountants and lawyers facilitating organized crime.
The old political and criminal order has gone and a new global gang rules Belfast, bringing danger closer to home for our officers than ever before.
Blue Lights is co-created, written and executive produced by Declan Lawn and Adam Patterson, co-created and produced by Stephen Wright of Two Cities Television and co-created and co-produced by Louise Gallagher of Gallagher Films with support from Northern Ireland Screen.
The producer for season three is Amanda Black (World on Fire, Marcella, Blue Lights Season 2). Blue Lights Season 3 will premiere on BritBox in the United States, with seasons one and two available to stream.
The first three episodes will be directed by Jack Casey (Blue Lights Season 1), while actor/director Angela Griffin (Waterloo Road) will direct the last three episodes of the 6 x 60’ series. The season was commissioned by Lindsay Salt, Director of BBC Drama and Charlotte Moore, BBC Chief Content Officer.
The executive producers are Stephen Wright (Two Cities Television), Louise Gallagher (Gallagher Films), Declan Lawn and Adam Patterson, and the executive producer for the BBC is Nick Lambon. Two Cities Television is part of the STV Studios family of production labels.
“For us, the joy of making Blue Lights is spending time with the characters and watching them grow, learn, and deal with the daily adversity of response policing in Belfast,” said Co-creators and executive producers Declan Lawn and Adam Patterson.
“At its heart, this is a show about personal, institutional and social change, and we want each series to reflect that in its own way. We can’t imagine better custodians of our creative vision than our brilliant series three directors Jack Casey and Angela Griffin. It’s a privilege, as ever, to be back in Blackthorn.”
Co-creators and executive producers Stephen Wright and Louise Gallagher added, “Declan and Adam continue to develop rich characters in a complex world with stories that will shock and move the audience. We are delighted to have Jack Casey back and are thrilled to welcome Angela Griffin to the Blue Lights family.”
Nick Lambon, Commissioning Editor, UK & Northern Ireland, SAID, “it is a delight to watch Cathy and Michael seamlessly join our talented cast. The arrival of both characters marks the start of the most ambitious Blue Lights series yet, which will leave fans questioning everything they think they know about the response officers they have come to love…”
