TV crews back in Morecambe for more filming

By Gayle Rouncivell
Published 5th Jul 2023, 10:19 BST
Updated 5th Jul 2023, 10:20 BST

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TV crews have arrived in Morecambe this week as filming gets under way for the fifth series of popular ITV drama The Bay.

ITV confirmed in May that a fifth series of the show was in the pipeline.

Daragh Carville, the Lancaster-based writer of the series, posted on Facebook: “The news is out at last. Thrilled that The Bay is coming back for a fifth series. Jenn, Manning and the gang back on ITV in 2024.”

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The Festival Market car park was cordoned off on Tuesday in preparation for the team's arrival.

Filming of a previous series of The Bay taken from Heysham Barrows. Photo by Mags Carrplaceholder image
Filming of a previous series of The Bay taken from Heysham Barrows. Photo by Mags Carr

They will be filming scenes in the market as well as in Heysham village next week.

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Series four debuted earlier this year, featuring Marsha Thomason in the lead role of Jenn Townsend alongside cast regulars Daniel Ryan, Erin Shanagher, Andrew Dowbiggin and Thomas Law.

A teaser for series five says: “The fifth series will see the latest case for Morecambe MIU focusing on the emotionally complex life of a divided family."

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