The third season of BBC's Northern Ireland-set police drama, Hope Street, is now starting its run on BBC One around the rest of the UK, continuing to tell the stories of the team in Port Devine.

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In the first series, we followed DC Leila Hussain, the first Muslim police officer in the town, played by Amara Karan, who came against her fair share of twists. Meanwhile, season 2 centred around Stephen Hagan's DC Al Quinn, who was sent to Port Devine as part of an undercover operation.

Season 3 focuses on the arrival of a new mysterious detective, Jo Lipton, played by Karen Hassan. She hits the ground running when she drives into an armed prison break and tries to take control of the situation.

Starring alongside Hassan are a whole host of famous faces viewers will recognise from the likes of Coronation Street and even The Crown.

Without further ado, read on for the full list of cast and characters (throughout all three seasons) of BBC daytime drama, Hope Street.

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Hope Street cast

Ciaran McMenamin plays Inspector Finn O'Hare

Ciarán McMenamin as Finn O'Hare in Hope Street, wearing a police uniform and looking at the camera
Ciarán McMenamin as Finn O'Hare in Hope Street. BBC/Long Story TV/Jack McGuire

Who is Inspector Finn O'Hare? Finn is an inspector in Port Devine, who struggles with his work/life balance throughout the series.

Where have I seen Ciaran McMenamin before? McMenamin played Matt Anderson in Primeval and has also starred in many British classics, like Marple, Silent Witness, Jonathan Creek and Midsomer Murders.

Karen Hassan as DC Jo Lipton

Karen Hassan as Jo Lipton in Hope Street, stood by a police car and looking at the camera
Karen Hassan as Jo Lipton in Hope Street. BBC/Long Story TV/Jack McGuire

Who is DC Jo Lipton? Jo is Port Devine’s mysterious new detective, who hits the ground running when she drives into an armed prison break.

Where have I seen Karen Hassan before? Hassan is best known for playing Lynsey Nolan in Hollyoaks, while she has also appeared in Casualty, The Fall, Vikings, FBI: International and Suspicion, amongst other shows and films.

Finnian Garbutt as PC Ryan Power

Finnian Garbutt as PC Ryan Power in Hope Street, stood behind a gate and wearing a police uniform and hat
Finnian Garbutt as PC Ryan Power in Hope Street. BBC/Long Story TV/Jack McGuire

Who is PC Ryan Power? Ryan is a new PC on the Port Devine team.

Where have I seen Finnian Garbutt before? Garbutt has previously appeared in an episode of Casualty.

Brid Brennan plays Concepta O'Hare

Brid Brennan as Concepta O'Hare in Hope Street (BBC)
Brid Brennan as Concepta O'Hare in Hope Street (BBC)

Who is Concepta O'Hare? Concepta certainly likes to know everybody's business. She's Finn's mum.

Where have I seen Brid Brennan before? Tony Award-winner Brennan famously starred in the theatre production Dancing at Lughnasa. She later reprised her role of Agnes from Dancing at Lughnasa alongside Meryl Streep in the film adaptation. In recent years she has starred in Peaky Blinders as Audrey Changretta and has also made appearances in the likes of Doctor Who, Casualty and Upstairs Downstairs, as well as films such as Florence Foster Jenkins and Brooklyn.

Des McAleer plays Barry Pettigrew

Des McAleer as Barry Pettigrew in Hope Street (BBC)
Des McAleer as Barry Pettigrew in Hope Street (BBC)

Who is Barry Pettigrew? Retired cop Barry struggles to let go of the day job, and throughout the series must learn to settle down into community life on Port Devine. He's the uncle of Marlene.

Where have I seen Des McAleer before? McAleer played Philip Kinghorn Burbidge in The Crown season 2. He's also appeared in shows such as Best Interests, and interestingly played three characters in Silent Witness: Ken Lawson, Sean Patrick and George Nevin.

Kerri Quinn plays Sergeant Marlene Pettigrew

Kerri Quinn as Marlene Pettigrew in Hope Street, wearing a police uniform and sat behind a desk
Kerri Quinn as Marlene Pettigrew in Hope Street BBC/Long Story TV/Jack McGuire

Who is Sergeant Marlene Pettigrew? You don't want to be on the wrong side of Marlene. According to actress Kerri, Marlene has "an edge" (via BelfastLive). She is also Barry's niece.

Where have I seen Kerri Quinn before? Quinn had a role in 2021 drama Three Families, playing Louise Byrne. She was also recently Vicky Jefferies in Coronation Street, and had a brief appearance as Rita in Derry Girls.

Niall Wright plays PC Callum McCarthy

Niall Wright as Callum McCarthy in Hope Street, wearing a police uniform and looking at the camera
Niall Wright as Callum McCarthy in Hope Street. BBC/Long Story TV/Jack McGuire

Who is PC Callum McCarthy? Callum has come straight out of police training and is undoubtedly a good guy with a lot to learn.

Where have I seen Niall Wright before? Wright played the lead in CBBC series Dani's Castle, and had a role in an episode of McDonald & Dodds.

Aaron McCusker plays Clint Dunwoody

Clint Dunwoody as Aaron McCusker in Hope Street (BBC)
Clint Dunwoody as Aaron McCusker in Hope Street (BBC)

Who is Clint Dunwoody? Clint is a local busker.

Where have I seen Aaron McCusker before? McCusker previously starred in ITV's Marcella, played Jamie Maguire in Shameless, and had a role in Bohemian Rhapsody.

Niamh McGrady plays Nicole Devine-Dunwoody

Niamh McGrady as Nicole Devine in Hope Street (BBC)
Niamh McGrady as Nicole Devine in Hope Street (BBC)

Who is Nicole Devine? Nicole is Hope Street's very own pub landlady and wife of Clint Dunwoody.

Where have I seen Niamh McGrady before? McGrady has appeared in Doctors, Midsomer Murders and Shakespeare & Hathaway, to name but a few. She's also a voice actor in Cyberpunk 2077.

Rachel Tucker as Siobhan O’Hare

Siobhan O'Hare as Rachel Tucker with Ciarán McMenamin as Inspector Finn O'Hare in Hope Street. She is sat by him and trying to comfort him, as he looks distressed
Rachel Tucker as Siobhan O'Hare, with Ciarán McMenamin as Inspector Finn O'Hare in Hope Street. BBC/Long Story TV/Chris Barr

Who is Siobhan O'Hare? Siobhan is Finn's wife. The pair have been through a rocky road, having previously separated.

Where have I seen Rachel Tucker before? Tucker is best-known for her theatre work, including playing Elphaba in Wicked, but she has also appeared in Holby City.

Sade Malone as Taylor Quinn

Sade Malone as Taylor Quinn in Hope Street, stood by the seafront and looking at the camera
Sade Malone as Taylor Quinn in Hope Street BBC/Long Story TV/Jack McGuire

Who is Taylor Quinn? Taylor is Stephen Hagan's daughter.

Where have I seen Sade Malone before? Malone has previously appeared in series including Pistol and Tin Star.

Louis McCartney as Shay O’Hare

Louis McCartney as Shay O'Hare in Hope Street. He is in the passenger seat of a car, looking out of the open window
Louis McCartney as Shay O'Hare in Hope Street BBC/Long Story TV/Jack McGuire

Who is Shay O'Hare? Shay is Finn and Siobhan's son.

Where have I seen Louis McCartney before? McCartney has previously had small roles in Game of Thrones and The Tourist.

Ellie Lavery as Niamh O’Hare

Ellie Lavery as Niamh O'Hare in Hope Street
Ellie Lavery as Niamh O'Hare in Hope Street BBC/Long Story TV/Christopher Barr

Who is Niamh O'Hare? Nimah is Finn and Siobhan's daughter.

Where have I seen Ellie Lavery before? Lavery has previously appeared in an episode of the show Almost Never.

Hope Street seasons 1-2 cast

Stephen Hagan plays DC Alistair 'Al' Quinn

Stephen Hagan
DC Alistair 'Al' Quinn (STEPHEN HAGAN) BBC/Long Story TV,Rob Durston

Who is DC Alistair 'Al' Quinn? A former colleague of Finn's, DC Al Quinn joins the team in Hope Street season 2. He is initially sent to the town as part of an undercover operation but once it's over, he remains in Port Devine after Leila's departure has left a void in the department.

But when his daughter is caught up in the theft of an ATM, Al is forced to cross a line to protect her, putting his career on the line in the process.

Where have I seen Stephen Hagan before? Hagan plays wealthy professor Malcolm Harding in You season 4, while he has also starred in The Larkins, Medici, as well as Lucky Man, playing Rich Clayton.

Amara Karan plays DC Leila Hussain

Amara Karan as Leila Hussain in Hope Street (BBC)
Amara Karan as Leila Hussain in Hope Street (BBC)

Who is DC Leila Hussain? When new cop on the block Leila arrives from the big city, some are rocked by her presence. What does she know about Port Devine? Leila is also the town's first Muslim police officer.

Where have I seen Amara Karan before? Karan has also starred in Lucky Man as DS Suri Chohan, and Bancroft as Dr Anya Karim. You also might recognise her from Doctor Who episode, The God Complex, where she played Rita opposite Matt Smith's Doctor, or from her recent turn in Culprits.

Hope Street season 3 is available to stream on BBC iPlayer now, and will start airing on BBC One on Friday 15th March at 1:45pm. Check out more of our Drama coverage or visit our TV Guide and Streaming Guide to find out what's on.

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