BBC crime drama ‘is commissioned for a second series’

BBC crime drama Blue Lights will reportedly be returning to screens for a second series.

The six-part TV series is currently airing on Monday nights on BBC One and has already been commissioned for another instalment, according to TV Zone.

It has been claimed that BBC bosses have given the green light for production to kick off on series two, but the broadcaster has not yet confirmed the news.

The BBC declined to comment when approached by the publication. MailOnline has contacted the BBC for further comment.

Blue Lights follows three rookie cops in Belfast, Northern Ireland, as they try to keep the peace in the post-Troubles era.

More to come: BBC crime drama Blue Lights will reportedly be returning to screens for a second series

Series two: The six-part TV series is currently airing on Monday nights on BBC One and has already been commissioned for another instalment, according to TV Zone  

The new police drama has been written by the team behind Novichok drama The Salisbury Poisonings.

It stars Sherlock actress Siân Brooke as Grace, a single mother and ex-social worker who’s decided to switch careers in mid-life to become a probationary cop.

The series sees probationary cop Grace frequently out of her depth and finding herself in unexpected danger.

Nathan Braniff also stars as rookie Tommy while Katherine Devlin plays Annie, and their Belfast station is a buzzing hub where the newbies get both pranked and helped by their peers, as well as told off by their superiors.

They appear alongside Game Of Thrones’s Richard Dormer as experienced policeman Gerry, who partners with under-confident Tommy.

The Fall’s John Lynch plays their adversary James McIntyre, an organised crime gang leader who’s recruiting local lads, which provides the central storyline of the six episodes.

The show was filmed in Belfast and actor Nathan recently told the BBC of filming in the location: ‘I’ve lived in Belfast for most of my life and that was the main draw for me.

‘First of all that a show like this was being made in Belfast. There have been other police dramas set in Northern Ireland but they haven’t focused on what makes policing in Northern Ireland so different.’

The debut episode aired on BBC One at the end of March but viewers couldn’t help but notice a glaring blunder on the show.

At the end of the first episode, Grace offers one woman, Angela, a lift home in her Audi – however viewers quickly spotted the steering wheel was from a Skoda.

Many of those watching couldn’t help but spot the mistake and took to Twitter, with one writing: ‘How can you get the vehicle exterior and interior shots so wrong? Discovery/Freeland and then Audi/Skoda.’

Another commented: ‘So picked up in an Audi. Which turns out to be a Skoda on the drop off…tv bloopers at its best.’ 

A third added: ‘I maybe wrong but Grace is not driving an Audi…look again.’ 

Crime drama: The show stars Sherlock actress Siân Brooke as Grace, a single mother and ex-social worker who’s decided to switch careers in mid-life to become a probationary cop

Oh dear! The debut episode aired on BBC One at the end of March but viewers couldn’t help but notice a glaring blunder on the show  

Oops! At the end of the first episode, Grace offers one woman, Angela, a lift home in her Audi – however viewers quickly spotted the steering wheel was from a Skoda 

A fourth wrote: ‘Towards the end, one  minute it’s an Audi in the rain, next minute they’re in a Skoda, then when you see it drive off, it’s an Audi again!

‘That was a second rate afternoon show at best. Not good.’

During the first episode, Grace tries to help Angela, whose son is very familiar with a gang after he crashed a stolen car that belonged to gang leader James.

Despite warnings from her colleagues that Angela is trying to lure her into a false sense of security, Grace is determined to help her and ends up offering her a lift home.

Blue Lights continues on Mondays at 9pm on BBC One.