The Bay, which began in March 2019, has starred Morven Christie and Marsha Thomason as detectives and family liaison officers in the series.
Set in Morecambe, from which the series’ name is derived, the series initially followed an investigation into two missing teenagers from the Lancashire town.
The show now follows murder mysteries around Morecambe, and has continued to be watched by audiences of up to six million people.
Each season has so far consisted of six episodes and the fifth season will be no different, with a weekly release schedule also expected to follow suit with previous seasons.
And ITV has now confirmed that a fifth season of the show will begin on Sunday, March 2, 2025, with the next episode released at 9pm that day.
Who is in The Bay season 5 cast?
The new series will see Marsha Thomason continue in her role as DS Jenn Townsend – Marsha took over from Morven for the third season in 2022.
Returning cast members include Daniel Ryan as Tony Manning, Erin Shanagher and as Karen Hobson, and Andrew Dowbiggin as James Clarke.
Barry Sloane is also staying on as Chris Fischer, Georgia Scholes will continue on the series in the role of Erin Fischer, while David Carpenter and Emme Haynes will still play Jenn’s children Conor and Maddie.
New faces include Happy Valley star Olwen May and Northern Irish actress Taya Lynne O’Neill who played Mary Quinn in the hit comedy series Derry Girls.
On Facebook, Tracey Bower said, ‘Awesome [news]. Hope all episodes are available on ITVX,’ while Alan Moore was excited at the new release day: ‘It’s moved to Sunday instead of Wednesday, I will be watching it – love this show!’
On X, Debbie Blackman commented: ‘I’m so excited. The Bay is at the top of the best of ITV dramas along with Unforgotten. It’s going to be great to have The Bay back.’
Some fans had already been lucky enough to see the fifth season via Britbox in the USA and Canada, where episodes are already available, despite not being available in the UK yet.
Those who had seen the next six episodes were happy with the direction of the show, with Katrina Fawcett saying: ‘Watched all five seasons over the week, it’s absolutely brilliant including new season five.’
Teresa O’Hagen said she was excited to see how the series continued: ‘Love this show, looking forward to this series, and hopefully many more.’
Talking about the series with Metro in 2023, Marsha explained how her character has evolved since joining the series in season three.
‘When we first met Jen last series, she was having a crisis of confidence. She didn’t trust herself anymore. Something had happened and she just didn’t trust her ability to do her job well.
‘Whereas she’s worked through that and so now we find her much more confident. She’s comfortable at home, the children are getting along and things are better there. They’ve found their flow.’
Watch The Bay on ITVX. New episodes available on ITV and ITVX from March 2, 2025.
This article was first published on February 21, 2025.
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