Production begins on 5th series of Hope Street

The BBC Northern Ireland, BBC Daytime, and BritBox International drama will celebrates its 50th episode this series…

Donaghadee, on Northern Ireland’s coastline, will once again be transformed into the fictional Port Devine, a close-knit community where the local police team solves a crime in each episode. In another eventful year of drama, series five also sees the show reach a milestone – its 50th episode.

This series introduces two new faces to Port Devine – Constable Donal Gallagher, played by Cameron Cuffe (Krypton) and Doctor Sasha Cookson, played by Jenn Murray (The Lovers). Confident and charming, Donal is a well-known local rugby player, whose career was cut short by injury. As the newest member of the Port Devine Police department, Donal has found a new vigour for life and is soon set to make his mark.

Meanwhile Sasha Cookson, a local doctor, has recently taken over her father’s GP surgery. Sasha is direct and straight talking, which rubs some people up the wrong way, but it’s not a problem for Donal. Even though he’s nursing a recently broken heart, when Donal and Sasha meet, sparks immediately begin to fly – but will one of them get burnt?

Returning for this eight-part series are Kerri Quinn (Marlene Pettigrew), Tara Lynne O’Neill (Eve Dunlop), Aaron McCusker (Clint Devine-Dunwoody), Niamh McGrady (Nicole Devine-Dunwoody), Marcus Onilude (Luke Jackson), Finnian Garbutt (Ryan Power), Katie Shortt (Brandi McClure), Eleanor Methven (Lois Dunlop), Paddy Jenkins (Seamie McCarthy), RhéAna Kamalu (Chloe Jackson) and Jonny Grogan (Ross Dunlop).

Filmed in and around County Down’s seaside town of Donaghadee, Hope Street celebrates the wealth of local writing, acting and production talent from Northern Ireland.