Plot Synopsis

Created by Declan Lawn and Adam Patterson, BLUE LIGHTS is a one-hour drama series that follows three rookie police officers working in Belfast, a uniquely dangerous place to be a police officer. Grace, a mother of a teenage boy, has made the decision in her 40s to leave her steady job as a social worker to join the Police Service of Northern Ireland. Having previously worked in social care she straddles a fine line between the personal and professional. It's the biggest gamble of her life, and just a few weeks into the job, she's making so many mistakes that her decision no longer looks like a winning bet. Her fellow rookies are Annie, who struggles with the fact that her chosen path may mean having to leave everything she's ever known behind, and Tommy, who is desperate to prove himself, despite being disastrously inept at the practical side of frontline response policing. All three are new police officers in their probation period with the PSNI, the odds are at least one of them isn't going to last. The pressure is immense, but if they succumb to it, they won't survive. Often the rookie officers don't know the extent of the peril they are in, or who they can trust. What's it like to have to hide your job from neighbors, friends and even family? How do you distinguish between who needs your help and who wants you dead simply because of the uniform you wear?
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The sophomore season of BLUE LIGHTS made its U.S. debut on Thursday, June 13, 2024 on BritBox, which released the first two episodes of the new season. Two new installments drop weekly through June 27. 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 military veteran turned gang leader threatens to take over the city, the officers face a major gangland feud - culminating in a violent and devastating confrontation.