The ITV show has returned for a fifth season, with Marsha Thomason as DS Townsend and Daniel Ryan as DI Tony Manning at the forefront of a new police investigation in Lancashire.
“Her diplomatic skills are going to be tested like never before.”
DS Townsend must push aside her own grief after the death of her father to support Hannah’s bitterly divided family.
At the same time, DS Townsend must reconcile her personal and professional struggles as she tries to build bridges in her won family.
Marsha Thomason leads the cast as DS Jenn Townsend in The Bay. (Photo: Jonny Birch/Tall Story Pictures / ITV)At the heart of the story were two families owning rival building firms the McGregors and the Metcalfs. Both were bidding to win the contract to build on the Frontierland site.
A neighbour’s CCTV revealed the brick thrower was Lewis Walsh, who was also the school pupil who has been bullying her daughter and the son of Kim McGregor.
Instead, she must investigate the two arson cases; one at the Metcalf family home which killed mum Beth Metcalf and the other at her husband Dean Metcalf’s builder’s yard.
Lewis eventually confessed to starting the house fire to impress his stepdad Terry McGregor, after the Metcalfs won the bid for Frontierland site.
Finally, when Terry is brought in for questioning it emerged the reason he was so desperate to gain the site and stop the anyone else getting it was because he knew there was a body buried there.
Meanwhile, back at the station DI Manning is having to contend with the threat of staff cuts.
Who is in the cast of The Bay?
Marsha Thomason stars as DS Jenn Townsend in The Bay. (Photo: Jonny Birch/Tall Story Pictures / ITV)
Marsha Thomason leads the cast as DS Jenn Townsend, a family liaison officer working for the major investigation unit at Morecambe police.
“Her father has passed away, which was a difficult relationship to start with.
The English actress, 40, rose to prominence as Sally in the television series Pie in the Sky.
And she played Sara Evers in the film The Haunted Mansion.
Neil Maskell
Neil Maskell plays Steve Dawson ins season five of The Bay (Photo: Jonny Birch/Tall Story Pictures / ITV)English actor Maskell, 49, has appeared in films such as Nil By Mouth, The Football Factory, Kill List and The Mummy.
Georgia Scholes plays Erin Fischer in The Bay. (Photo: Ben Blackall/Tall Story Pictures / ITV)
Georgia Scholes plays Erin Fischer, daughter of Chris and step-daughter of DS Townsend.
She has previously appeared in the soap opera Hollyoaks as Brandi Louise and comedy-drama Brassic.
Stephen Wight
Stephen Wight is Craig Ashworth in season five of The Bay. (Photo: Ben Blackall/Tall Story Pictures / ITV)The English actor, 40, is currently starring in the rebooted version of Bergerac.
On stage, he won the Milton Shulman Award for Outstanding Newcomer at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards for his performances in Don Juan in Soho in 2007.
The cast of The Bay also includes:
Daniel Ryan as DI Tony Manning (Mount Pleasant, Passenger) Erin Shanagher as DS Karen Hobson (Viewpoint, Holby City) Andrew Dowbiggin as DS James Clarke (Coronation Street, Emmerdale) Olwen May as DC Louise ‘Lou’ McClaren (Slow Horses, Coronation Street) Barry Sloane as Chris Fischer (Litvinenko, Passenger) David Carpenter as Conor Townsend Emme Hayes as Maddie Townsend Suzanne Packer as Anne Jackson (Casualty, Ridley) Tara Lynne O’Neill as Sinead Flanagan (Eastenders, Derry Girls) Leanne Best as Julie Ashworth (G’wed, Young Wallander) David Troughton as Tommy Campbell (Fifteen-Love, Call the Midwife) Ceallach Spellman as Bradley Dawson (Cold Feet, Waterloo Road) Holly Maguire as Emma Bradshaw (The Trap, Doctors)Filming for The Bay takes place in and around Morecambe in Lancashire. (Photo: Ben Blackall /Tall Story Pictures /ITV)
Daragh Carville, the series writer and co-creator, said he is “constantly thinking about it and planning for” the show because he lives in the Morecambe Bay area.
Mr Carville said: “At one point we dive into the world of the nuclear power station which dominates Morecambe Bay.
Coastal settings also form part of the backdrop for the show.
“It never fails to take my breath away when I get off the train.
Among the locations chosen this series were Sunderland Point and Glasson Dock.
“We go to Glasson Dock too which was so fascinating.
The five-mile stretch of Morecambe Bay, the Stone Jetty and the faded grandeur of the town’s architecture such as the Winer Gardens all play a role in the series.
“It’s such a fantastic place.
When is The Bay season 5 on and how many episodes are there?
The Bay returned to ITV1 on Sunday 2nd March at 9pm for an hour-long episode.
All six are also available to stream on ITVX, as well as the previous four series.
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