{"id":17017,"date":"2022-06-16T12:26:46","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T10:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1663410"},"modified":"2022-06-16T12:39:16","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T10:39:16","slug":"the-bay-teases-season-4-storyline-as-filming-begins","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/the-bay-teases-season-4-storyline-as-filming-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bay teases season 4 storyline as filming begins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By David Craig\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 16 June 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Crime drama The Bay has commenced filming on its fourth season and ITV has offered some early plot details to mark the occasion.<\/p>\n<p>Marsha Thomason is reprising her role as DS Jenn Townsend, serving as Morecambe CID\u2019s Family Liaison Officer, who will face another tough case in the upcoming episodes.<\/p>\n<p>The story will revolve around the shock death of local mum-of-four Beth Metcalf, which is deemed suspicious by authorities, with the resulting investigation uncovering secrets and lies at every turn.<\/p>\n<p>DS Townsend and her team will need to find answers fast to help Beth\u2019s widow, Dean (<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/gentleman-jack-season-3-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Gentleman Jack<\/a>\u2018s Joe Armstrong), who is so consumed by grief that he is unable to provide the necessary care that his children desperately need.<\/p> <p>In addition to Thomason in the lead role, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/the-bay-season-4-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Bay<\/a> season 4 also sees the return of regular faces Daniel Ryan (Innocent), Erin Shanagher (<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/peaky-blinders-movie-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Peaky Blinders<\/a>), Thomas Law (The World\u2019s End), Andrew Dowbiggin (<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/cobra-s2-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Cobra<\/a>) and Barry Sloane (Revenge) as well as Georgia Scholes and David Carpenter.<\/p>\n<p>Joining Armstrong in the newly recruited guest cast is Claire Goose (<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/unforgotten-season-5-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Unforgotten<\/a>) as Chris Fischer\u2019s ex-wife Jacqui, Ian Puleston-Davies (Pennyworth), Karl Davies (<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/the-tower-season-2-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Tower<\/a>) and Christopher Coghill (<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/slow-horses-season-2-release\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Slow Horses<\/a>), along with Tom Taylor (Us), Eloise Thomas (<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/chloe-bbc-drama-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Chloe<\/a>), Will Oldfield (The Goes Wrong Show) and Ella Smith (CBeebies Presents: The Tempest) as the Metcalf children.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source 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title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> <div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"> <span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Jed Knight \/ \u00a9 Tall Story Pictures 2021<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>Executive producer Catherine Oldfield said: \u201cMarsha\u2019s arrival in series 3 elevated The Bay yet again and Daragh [Carville, writer] has delivered another thrilling story for our hugely talented cast to get stuck into. We can\u2019t wait to bring it to life once again set against the backdrop of Morecambe\u2019s beautiful eerie skies and shore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Polly Hill, Head of Drama at ITV, added: \u201cThe Bay continues to captivate viewers and is a hugely successful drama for ITV, both on linear transmission and the ITV Hub.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMarsha Thomason\u2019s casting in the last series was inspired, and Daragh Carville and the Tall Story Pictures team once again deliver a plot full of twists and turns that will keep you guessing to the end.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Bay originally starred Morven Christie, who decided to depart the show after season 2, allowing Thomason to take over in a brand new role. The third season opener <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/the-bay-season-3-episode-1\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">addressed the fate of Christie\u2019s character<\/a>, DS Lisa Armstrong.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Bay season 4 will air on ITV. Check out more of our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Drama<\/a> coverage or visit our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a> to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/b><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By David Craig Published: Thursday, 16 June 2022 at 12:00 am Crime drama The Bay has commenced filming on its fourth season and ITV has offered some early plot details to mark the occasion. 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