Ballywalter's Seána Kerslake and An Irish Goodbye star Seamus O'Hara have joined the cast of the BBC's Belfast-set police drama Blue Lights for season two.
Releasing photos and details of the second season, the BBC said: "Reprising their roles in the second series are Siân Brooke (Grace Ellis), Martin McCann (Stevie Neil), Katherine Devlin (Annie Conlon), Nathan Braniff (Tommy Foster), Joanne Crawford (Helen McNally), Andi Osho (Sandra Cliff), and Hannah McClean (Jen Robinson). Also set to return are Paddy Jenkins (Happy Kelly), Desmond Eastwood (Murray Canning), Andrea Irvine (Nicola Robinson), Aoibhéann McCann (Geraldine Gilroy) and Abigail McGibbon (Tina McIntyre).
"Joining the cast for the second series are Frank Blake (The Border, Normal People) as new Constable Shane Bradley, along with Seamus O'Hara, who starred in the Academy Award-winning short film An Irish Goodbye, as Lee Thompson, and Seána Kerslake (Bad Sisters, Ballywalter) as his sister Mags.
"Also joining the cast are Craig McGinlay (Cobra) as Lee's right-hand man Craig, and Dan Gordon (Bloodlands) playing Mags and Lee's Uncle Rab.
"Grace, Annie and Tommy are growing up fast as police officers, but nothing can prepare them for the turmoil they face every day. It's a year since the fall of the McIntyre crime gang and the vacuum has been filled by rival gangs, all competing for dominance.
"Constable Shane Bradley is drafted in to help, but his motivations are unclear. Tommy is dangerously seduced by the world of intelligence policing, while Grace struggles to deal with her son's absence, and growing feelings for fellow officer Stevie.
"As a young loyalist threatens to take over the city, the officers face a major gangland feud - culminating in a violent and devastating confrontation."
Writers and directors Declan Lawn and Adam Patterson added: "Blue Lights is a very personal project for us, set in the city where we live, so for us making this show is a special kind of privilege.
"In series two we join our officers exactly a year after the events of series one, and now they're facing a whole new set of professional and personal challenges. We're very excited indeed about bringing you this next chapter of the Blue Lights story. Take a beat!"
A premiere date for season two has yet to be announced.
