From recent shows such as Blue Lights and Hope Street, to Bloodlands, Line of Duty and The Fall, experts weigh in on what makes Northern Ireland prime real estate when it comes to a cop show
Blue Lights is one of the BBC’s biggest hits at home and across the UK (Photo: BBC/Two Cities TV)
From the back streets of fictional Port Devine to the shadowy alleys of Belfast’s make-believe Mount Eden estate, Northern Ireland has become television’s most arresting crime scene.
Whether it’s Blue Lights, Line of Duty, Bloodlands or Hope Street — which returns to BBC One on Monday for a series that will include its landmark 50th episode — the region has quietly built a reputation as the small screen’s biggest precinct.