BLUE LIGHTS

BLUE LIGHTS (6x60’ Returnable Series)

In Belfast, Northern Ireland, three new PSNI recruits get to work on the beat, but soon learn that the job isn’t what the theory books made it out to be; the Troubles might be decades in the past, but not everyone has moved on; and the team have to fight against drug gangs, paramilitaries; undercover operatives; their own communities; and even their own force, to see justice done. As first responders, their daily calls bring them into contact with people from all walks of life, most who just need a helping hand to live a better life. But when a bigger investigation with a local criminal gang is shut down quickly, questions start to arise – who is protecting them, and why?

BLUE LIGHTS (6x60’) is an original police drama for BBC One and BBC iPlayer, with an ensemble cast starring Siân Brooke, Nathan Braniff, Katherine Devlin, Richard Dormer, John Lynch, Martin McCann, Joanne Crawford, Hannah McClean, Jonathan Harden, Andi Osho, Andrea Irvine, Abigail McGibbon, Michael Shea, Valene Kane, and Dane Whyte O’Hara. The series is inspired by extensive research, interviews, and experiences of serving police officers in Northern Ireland. 

Created by Declan Lawn, Adam Patterson, Louise Gallagher, and Stephen Wright, the series is written by Declan Lawn and Adam Patterson, with guest writer, Fran Harris, and is directed by Gilles Bannier, and series produced by Carol Moorhead.  

The series is executive produced by Stephen Wright for Two Cities TV; Louise Gallagher for Gallagher Films; Declan Lawn and Adam Patterson; Gilles Bannier; and Tommy Bulfin for BBC.

Casting Director:                       Daniel Edwards & Georgia Simpson
Director of Photography:           Stephen Murphy & Angus Mitchell
Production Designer:                 Ashleigh Jeffers
Sound Mixer:                           Derek Hehir
Costume Designer:                    Maggie Donnelly
Hair and Make Up Designer:      Natalie Reid
Editor:                                      Peggy Koretzky & Helen Sheridan
Composer:                                Eoin O’Callaghan

The series was produced with funding from Northern Ireland Screen. It is a certified Albert Carbon Neutral Sustainable Production.  The series made the public shortlist and was nominated for best New Drama at ITV’s National Television Awards 2023.