Fans of BBC drama Hope Street can rejoice, as a fourth series on the way! The BBC One serial, which has proven incredibly popular with viewers in the UK, the US and beyond, centres on the police department and residents of fictional Northern Irish town Port Devine. The first series centred on the arrival of the Leila Hussain (Amara Karan), whose presence got tongues wagging in the sleepy little town , while the second saw new detective Al Quinn (Stephen Hagan) join the police force, causing quite the stir. The third series , which Metro.

co.uk deemed its best to date , saw Jo Lipton’s (Karan Hassan) arrival setting the cat among the pigeons – not to mention PC Callum McCarthy’s (Niall Wright) heart racing! With it having been quite some time since series three hit iPlayer , fans had been awaiting news of the show’s fate, desperately hoping for another series and we’re pleased to confirm that there will in fact be more Port Devine drama, with a fourth season of eight episodes having been commissioned earlier this year. The upcoming series, which has already wrapped filming in Donaghadee, will be Hope Street’s most different to date, with Port Devine’s police department moving to a new headquarters.

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser that supports HTML5video What’s more, there’s a new Inspector in town! Police Inspector Eve Dunlop, played by iconic Derry Girls star Tara Lynne O’Neill, will be taking charge at t.