{"id":45995,"date":"2024-02-16T01:01:18","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T00:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1993189"},"modified":"2024-02-16T02:39:44","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T01:39:44","slug":"blue-lights-confirms-new-and-returning-cast-in-first-look-at-season-2","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/blue-lights-confirms-new-and-returning-cast-in-first-look-at-season-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Lights confirms new and returning cast in first look at season 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

The police drama is back for another season. <\/p>

By Katelyn Mensah\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 16 February 2024 at 00:01 AM<\/p>

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The BBC has released a batch of new pictures for season 2 of police drama Blue Lights, confirming who will return for the critically-acclaimed series.<\/p>\n

As per the newly released images, reprising their roles in the second season are Si\u00e2n Brooke, Martin McCann, Katherine Devlin, Nathan Braniff and Joanne Crawford.<\/p>\n

Alongside them will be Andi Osho, Hannah McClean, Paddy Jenkins, Desmond Eastwood, Andrea Irvine, Aoibh\u00e9ann McCann and Abigail McGibbon.<\/p>\n

Blue Lights was last on screens back in April 2023, with every character being left in a particularly tight spot, from becoming an informant for the police to Grace and Stevie growing closer.<\/p>\n

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Tommy Foster (Nathan Braniff) and Annie Conlon (Katherine Devlin). BBC\/Two Cities Television\/Christopher Barr<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Taking place a year after the events of season 1, \u201cGrace, Annie and Tommy are growing up fast as police officers,\u201d but nothing can prepare them for the turmoil they face in their jobs, as per the official synopsis.<\/p>\n

It continues: \u201cIt\u2019s a year since the fall of the McIntyre crime gang and the vacuum has been filled by rival gangs, all competing for dominance. Constable Shane Bradley is drafted in to help, but his motivations are unclear.<\/p>\n

\u201cTommy is dangerously seduced by the world of intelligence policing, while Grace struggles to deal with her son\u2019s absence and growing feelings for fellow officer Stevie.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a young loyalist threatens to take over the city, the officers face a major gangland feud \u2013 culminating in a violent and devastating confrontation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Sandra Cliff (Andi Osho). BBC\/Two Cities Television\/Christopher Barr<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Writers and directors Declan Lawn and Adam Patterson said of season 2: \u201cBlue 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.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn series two we join our officers exactly a year after the events of series one, and now they\u2019re facing a whole new set of professional and personal challenges.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re very excited indeed about bringing you this next chapter of the Blue Lights story. Take a beat!\u201d<\/p>\n

Joining the cast for season 2 are Frank Blake (Normal People) as new constable Shane Bradley, along with Seamus O\u2019Hara (An Irish Goodbye) as Lee Thompson and Se\u00e1na Kerslake (Bad Sisters) as his sister, Mags.<\/p>\n

Craig McGinlay (Cobra) is joining the cast as Lee\u2019s right-hand man, Craig, as well as Dan Gordon (Bloodlands) as Mags and Lee\u2019s uncle, Rab.<\/p>\n

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Lee Thompson (Seamus O\u2019Hara) and Mags (Se\u00e1na Kerslake). BBC\/Two Cities Television\/Christopher Barr<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t wait for viewers to join another shift with the fantastic returning cast of Blue Lights, as well as meet some surprising new recruits to the team,\u201d said Nick Lambon, BBC commissioning editor for drama, Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n

\u201cDeclan and Adam\u2019s scripts promise new dangers and high-stakes drama for all our officers, proving that a year into the job, these rookies still have a lot more to learn.\u201d<\/p>\n