Richard Dormer Returns for Blue Lights Season 4
Richard Dormer, who played Gerry Cliff in the BAFTA and RTS award-winning Blue Lights, is returning for the fourth season of the Belfast police drama. The series will also see the return of Hannah McClean as solicitor Jen Robinson and Jonathan Harden as disgraced former Inspector Jonty, in an episode that will answer serious questions from the past.
Three years into their jobs as response officers, Constables Grace Ellis, Tommy Foster, and Annie Conlon are operating at their limit, facing a new threat on the streets that the police can barely control.
Meanwhile, the murder trial of Gerry Cliff exposes a dangerous and long-buried secret that leads to chaos both inside the police and across the criminal underworld. As they grapple with big decisions about their future, Grace, Tommy, and Annie must find the courage to face the greatest threat they have ever encountered: the truth.
Produced by Two Cities Television and co-produced by Gallagher Films for BBC iPlayer and BBC One, the multi-award-winning show stars Siân Brooke (Sherlock, Trying) as Grace, Martin McCann (Trespasses, Hostage) as Stevie, Katherine Devlin (The Day of the Jackal, Vikings) as Annie, and Nathan Braniff (Blue Lights Season 1-4) as Tommy.
The cast also includes Joanne Crawford (Outlander: Blood of My Blood) as Helen McNally, Andi Osho (The Sandman, I May Destroy You) as Sandra, Frank Blake (Say Nothing, Normal People) as Shane, Abigail McGibbon (Ballywalter) as Tina, Dearbháile McKinney (Blue Lights Season 1-4) as Aisling, and Andrea Irvine (Call the Midwife) as Nicola.
The Blue Lights cast also sees the return of Cathy Tyson (Dune: Prophecy, Black Ops), who plays private members club owner Dana Morgan, and Michael Smiley (Bad Sisters, Censor) as C3 intelligence officer Paul ‘Colly’ Collins.
Declan Lawn and Adam Patterson, co-creators and co-writers, said: “We’re very excited to bring this series of Blue Lights to audiences. It reveals a lot of dark secrets, examines what justice looks like in Belfast today, and ties together the past, present, and futures of Grace, Annie, and Tommy in an action-packed story. We can’t wait to start filming it!”
Stephen Wright of Two Cities Television and Louise Gallagher of Gallagher Films added: “We are delighted to get the cast and crew back together for series four and welcome some new faces to the Blue Lights team. The appreciation for the show means so much to everyone involved and illustrates the power of fantastic teamwork.”
The 6 x 60’ series is written and executive produced by Declan Lawn and Adam Patterson, co-created and produced by Stephen Wright, Two Cities Television, and co-created and co-produced by Louise Gallagher, Gallagher Films, with support from Northern Ireland Screen.
The producer for season four is Brendan Mullin (In Flight, Wreck Season 2), episodes 1-3 are directed by Angela Griffin (Blue Lights Season 3, Waterloo Road), and episodes 4-6 are directed by Sam O’Mahoney (The Wise Guy).
The series was commissioned by Lindsay Salt, Director of BBC Drama. The executive producers are Stephen Wright, Louise Gallagher, Declan Lawn, and Adam Patterson, with the BBC executive producer being Nick Lambon.
BBC Studios is handling global sales for season four, as well as all previous seasons. Blue Lights has been sold in over 160 territories. Two Cities Television is part of the STV Studios family of production labels.
Seasons one through three are available now on BritBox in the U.S, with season three available in Canada this May.
