The BBC are keeping the gritty police dramas coming thick and fast, and newest addition Blue Lights, is no different. But is it based on a true story?
New BBC police drama Blue Lights, has been created and written by Declan Lawn and Adam Patterson, the minds behind hit drama The Salisbury Poisonings. The show follows three rookie police officers on probation in Belfast during The Troubles, depicting what a uniquely dangerous time that would have been to become an officer. Grace (Siân Brooke) is a 40 something mother who has left her social work job to join the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). Fellow rookie Annie (Katherine Devlin), struggles with the fact that her new career could mean leaving everything she’s ever known behind. Tommy (Nathan Braniff), is desperate to prove himself, despite showing how inept he can be at the practical side of frontline response policing. As the backdrop for the show, The Troubles really happened, we look at whether Blue Lights is based on a true story.
