Here is a sneak peek at some images from the new series of The Bay crime drama which is filmed in Morecambe.
The Bay will return for a fourth series in March, after filming took place in and around the town last year.
The plot will centre around young mum of four, Beth Metcalf, who dies in what seems to be a targeted attack.
The popular ITV1 series will see Marsha Thomason reprise her role as Morecambe CID’s Family Liaison Officer, DS Jenn Townsend (pictured centre).
Joining the new series as guest cast are Joe Armstrong (Gentleman Jack, Happy Valley) as Dean Metcalf. Claire Goose (Waking The Dead, Unforgotten) joins playing Chris Fischer’s ex-wife Jacqui, along with Ian Puleston-Davies (Pennyworth, Tin Star), Karl Davies (The Tower, Happy Valley) and Christopher Coghill (Slow Horses, Home Fires).
Tom Taylor (Us, Doctor Foster), Eloise Thomas (Chloe), Will Oldfield (The Goes Wrong Show) and Ella Smith (CBeebies Presents: The Tempest) will star as the Metcalfs' four children.
An exact date for the opening episode is to be confirmed.
The three previous series of the drama have been broadcast on Wednesday evenings, at 9pm, on ITV1.
Filming for the new season began last June.
The Bay is co-created and written by award-winning Lancaster-based writer and playwright Daragh Carville and produced by Tall Story Pictures, part of ITV Studios. Series four sees Caroline Carver join the writing team for episode 3 and Furquan Akhtar returns to write episode 5.
Catherine Oldfield, creative director of Tall Story Pictures and Executive Producer of The Bay said: “Marsha’s arrival in series three elevated The Bay yet again and Daragh has delivered another thrilling story for our hugely talented cast to get stuck into. We can’t wait to bring it to life once again set against the backdrop of Morecambe’s beautiful eerie skies and shore.”
The Bay is commissioned for ITV by Head of Drama, Polly Hill, who said: “The Bay continues to captivate viewers and is a hugely successful drama for ITV, both on linear transmission and the ITV Hub. Marsha Thomason's casting in the last series was inspired, and Daragh Carville and the Tall Story Pictures team once again deliver a plot full of twists and turns that will keep you guessing to the end. Whilst all set again the dramatic coastline of Morecambe, with its glorious sea and skyscapes."
Here are some images from The Bay series 4.
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Marsha stars alongside series regulars Daniel Ryan, Erin Shanagher, Thomas Law and Andrew Dowbiggin, as well as Barry Sloane, Georgia Scholes, David Carpenter and Emme Haynes.
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