{"id":9354,"date":"2021-12-30T13:50:53","date_gmt":"2021-12-30T12:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1082621"},"modified":"2021-12-30T14:06:12","modified_gmt":"2021-12-30T13:06:12","slug":"the-bay-season-3-release-date-guide-to-itv-drama-including-cast-changes","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/the-bay-season-3-release-date-guide-to-itv-drama-including-cast-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bay season 3 release date: guide to ITV drama, including cast changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Radio Times Staff\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 30 December 2021 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>ITV has confirmed a January 2022 release date for The Bay season three, which features a brand new lead character: DS Jenn Townsend.<\/p>\n<p>The broadcaster previously released its first-look image of season three earlier this year, featuring its new lead star Marsha Thomason (COBRA).<\/p>\n<p>The coastal-set crime drama The Bay embarked on filming for season three back in March 2021. Star Morven Christie (<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/the-bay-season-2-release-date\/&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener\" noreferrer=\"\">who played lead character Lisa Armstrong<\/a>) previously announced she is leaving the show, and has been replaced the COBRA actress.<\/p>\n<p>The hit crime drama\u2019s third series will still be set once again in Morecambe, but this time around Thomason will play Morecambe CID\u2019s new Family Liaison Officer, DS Jenn Townsend, alongside those cast members reprising their roles from <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/the-bay-season-2-release-date\/&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener\" noreferrer=\"\">The Bay season two<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Read on for everything you need to know about The Bay season three.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Bay season 3 release date<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Bay season three will premiere on ITV on\u00a0<b>Wednesday, 12th January at 9pm<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Filming for The Bay season three kicked off back in 15th March 2021.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Here we go. Day 1. Series 3. <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/thebay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#thebay<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/ObUM36rXMw&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/ObUM36rXMw<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Tall Story Pictures (@TallStoryPicsuk) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/TallStoryPicsuk\/status\/1371415886276530176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">March 15, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><h2><strong>The Bay season 3 plot<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Written by Daragh Carville (Being Human), the third season introduces us to Lisa Armstrong\u2019s replacement, DS Jenn Townsend, who struggles to balance her family\u2019s house move alongside the pressures of her new role.<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"&quot;EN-GB&quot;\">According to the synopsis, DS Townsend <\/span><span lang=\"&quot;EN-GB&quot;\">is \u201cimmediately thrown into the deep end when a body is found in the bay on her first day in the job. She must get under the skin of a grieving and complicated family if she has any chance of solving the premature death of an aspiring young boxer. While she\u2019s eager to give the family answers, she also needs to prove herself as the team\u2019s newest recruit.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"&quot;EN-GB&quot;\">It continues: \u201cThe pressure is multiplied when her new blended family struggle to settle in Morecambe, proving to Jenn that a fresh start might not be as simple as moving to a\u00a0different\u00a0town.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;x_MsoNormal&quot;\"><span lang=\"&quot;EN-GB&quot;\">The third series was commissioned by ITV\u2019s Head of Drama, Polly Hill.\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"&quot;EN-GB&quot;\">\u201cWe are delighted with the audiences\u2019 response to The Bay and look forward to them meeting DS Jenn Townsend played by the fantastic Marsha Thomason, who joins the team in series three.\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;x_MsoNormal&quot;\"><span lang=\"&quot;EN-GB&quot;\">Executive Producer, Catherine Oldfield, added:\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"&quot;EN-GB&quot;\">\u201cDaragh and I couldn\u2019t be more delighted by the audience response to The Bay. That ITV have recommissioned the show is fantastic and to get a talent as bright and brilliant as Marsha to lead the new series is beyond exciting.\u00a0 We can\u2019t wait to get back to Morecambe to start filming again in that beautiful part of the world.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<ul><li><strong>For the latest news and expert tips on getting the best deals this year, take a look at our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/black-friday\/black-friday-2021\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Black Friday 2021<\/a> and <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/cyber-monday\/cyber-monday-2021\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Cyber Monday 2021<\/a> guides.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><h2><strong>The Bay season 3 cast<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Cobra star Marsha Thomason plays lead role DS Jenn Townsend, a family liaison officer. She replaces Morven Christie, who will not return to the series.<\/p>\n<p>Reprising their roles from <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/the-bay-itv-cast-morven-christie\/&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener\" noreferrer=\"\">The Bay cast<\/a> are Daniel Ryan (Innocent, Home Fires), Erin Shanagher (Viewpoint, Peaky Blinders), Thomas Law (The Worlds End, A Cinderella Story) and Andrew Dowbiggin (Cobra, Coronation Street).<\/p> <p><strong>Keep up to date with all the latest news from our <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/&quot;\">Drama<\/a> hub. Looking for something else to watch? Check out our <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Radio Times Staff Published: Thursday, 30 December 2021 at 12:00 am ITV has confirmed a January 2022 release date for The Bay season three, which features a brand new lead character: DS Jenn Townsend. 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