'The Bay' To Return To ITV For Second Series

ITV's latest hit drama 'The Bay' has been confirmed for a second series, with filming due to get underway later this year.

Written by award-winning Northern Ireland writer and playwright Daragh Carville, The Bay is set the coastal town of Morecambe and stars Morven Christie ('The A Word', 'The Replacement') as police Family Liaison Officer, DS Lisa Armstrong and Daniel Ryan ('Mount Pleasant', 'Black Sea') playing DI Tony Manning.

The first series achieved consolidated audiences of 7 million viewers with a share of 27% across six episodes. 

It was produced by ITV and Tall Story Pictures.

Executive Producer Catherine Oldfield said: "We are so thrilled that The Bay found such a large audience and that the fantastic world and characters brought to life by Daragh Carville will be returning to ITV. It was an incredible production, shot in a beautiful location and thanks to ITV's belief in the story we wanted to tell, we get to do it all over again."
 
Further casting news will be announced closer to production.

ITVS GE is responsible for the international distribution of The Bay.