The upcoming third season of police drama Blue Lights is set to be the best yet, according to two of the show's stars.
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Siân Brooke – who plays lead character Grace Ellis – and Tommy Foster actor Nathan Braniff both spoke to RadioTimes.com on the red carpet at the BAFTA TV Awards and teased what looks to be another exciting run of the Belfast-set series.
"[It’s] intense, surprising... we're just coming to the end of it, so we're about to enter our last week of filming," Brooke explained during an exclusive interview.
“The writing I think on this one, it just blows it out the water – I don't know how these guys get better and better, but they do."
She added that the show's characters are "so finely crafted and drawn" and continued: "There's a lot of care that's gone into making them and they're very individual and so people have related to them, they want to know what happens, where the story ends."
Meanwhile, Braniff echoed his co-star's sentiments, saying: "It's the best so far this next one I would say, so we're all super excited for everybody at home to see it."
The series – which first debuted to a positive reception back in March 2023 – was given a double recommission for seasons 3 and 4 in April of last year, although fans have been kept waiting a little longer than they might have expected for the third run.
When the show returned to production in February, Brooke explained in an interview with Den of Geek: "It's a bit later [than last series] actually, for the turnaround; for them to get all their ducks in a row."
The cast will once again be led by Brooke, Braniff, Martin McCann and Katherine Devlin, while Joanne Crawford, Andi Osho and Hannah McClean will also be amongst those returning.
Tommy Foster (Nathan Braniff) and Annie Conlon (Katherine Devlin). BBC/Two Cities Television/Christopher Barr
The synopsis of Blue Lights season 3, courtesy of the BBC, reads: "Two years into their jobs as response officers, Grace, Annie and Tommy are accustomed to life under the blue lights.
"But their work will take them into a sinister world hidden behind the veneer of middle-class life, the world of the accountants and lawyers who facilitate organised crime.
"The old political and criminal order has gone and a new global gang rule Belfast, bringing danger closer to home for our officers than ever before."
Blue Lights seasons 1-2 are available to stream in full on BBC iPlayer.
Patrick Cremona is the Senior Film Writer at Radio Times, and looks after all the latest film releases both in cinemas and on streaming. He has been with the website since October 2019, and in that time has interviewed a host of big name stars and reviewed a diverse range of movies.
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