Blue Lights

Blue Lights is a television drama series, set in Belfast, Northern Ireland, following three probationary police officers of the Police Service of Northern Ireland. The series was broadcast on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, premiering on 27 March 2023; it has been re-commissioned for a second series, which began filming in 2023. Synopsis The series follows three probationary period police officers in the Police Service of Northern Ireland assigned to the fictional Blackthorn Station in Belfast. One of the new officers, Grace, is a mother in her 40s, who left her job as a social worker to join the Police Service but only weeks into the job she wonders if she's made the right decision. The focus of the series is also on fellow rookies Annie (Devlin) and Tommy (Braniff), who themselves are struggling under the immense pressure of the job. Cast Siân Brooke – Constable Grace Ellis, a probationer and former social worker. Katherine Devlin – Constable Annie Conlon, a Catholic probationer. Nathan Braniff – Constable Tommy Foster, a fast-track probationer. Richard Dormer – Constable Gerard 'Gerry' Cliff, Tommy's training officer. Martin McCann – Constable Stephen 'Stevie' Neil, Grace's training officer. John Lynch – James McIntyre, the head of a republican crime family. Jonathan Harden – Inspector David 'Jonty' Johnston, the leader of the response team. Valene Kane – Angela Mackle, mother associated with the McIntyres. Dane Whyte O'Hara – Gordon 'Gordy' Mackle, teenager working for the McIntyres. Joanne Crawford – Sergeant Helen McNally, the team's second-in-command. Hannah McClean – Constable Jen Robinson, a fast-tracked officer for two years and the daughter of a female senior officer. Andi Osho – Sergeant Sandra Cliff, custody sergeant and Gerry's wife. Nabil Elouahabi – Joseph, an intelligence operative. Episodes Series 1