THE BAY: S05E04 / EPISODE 04 OF 06

​The Bay
Series 5 / Episode 4
Sunday 09 March 2025
ITV1 / STV / ITVX / STV Player
21:00

Devised by Daragh Carville
Written by Daragh Carville
Written by Caroline Carver
Directed by Shaun Evans
Series Producer: Martin Campbell

A vital clue leads Morecambe Bay's Major Investigation Unit to take a closer look at another member of Hannah's family, but when red tape stops the team in their tracks, DI Manning's frustrations at the lack of results reach an all-time high and he cuts corners to move the investigation forward.

Elsewhere, DS Townsend's relationship with Hannah's family as Family Liaison Officer is in peril when her support for Steve goes too far.

Chris faces the OfSted inspectors, and DI Manning is left in hot water by another dead end.

CAST

Marsha Thomason as DS Jenn Townsend
Andrew Dowbiggin as DS James Clarke
Erin Shanagher DS Karen Hobson
Daniel Ryan as DI Tony Manning
Olwen May DC Lou McClaren
Lex Shrapnel as David Wallasey
Ceallach Spellma as Bradley Dawson
Suzanne Packer as Anne Jackson
David Troughton as Tommy Campbell
Stephen Wight as Craig Ashworth
Leanne Best as Julie Ashworth
Neil Maskell as Steve Dawson
Barry Sloane as Chris Fischer
Hayley Standing as Dawn Anthony
Sacha Parkinson as Lainey Gibson
Claire Lacey as Janet Ingham
Georgia Scholes as Erin Fischer
Irvine Iqbal as Hassan Rashid
David Carpenter as Conor Townsend
Sarah Eve as Hannah Dawson
Lucy Chambers as Poppy Richards
Emme Haynes as Maddie Townsend
​Steven Elder as ACC Robert Pearson
John Askew as Harry Anderson
Holly Maguire as Emma Bradshaw
Kyle Samuel as Cal O'Neill
Tara Lynne O'Neill as Sinead Flanagan
Max Ferguson as Elliot Hayes
Bastiano Ferrari as Kamran Hasanova
Liz Simmons as Jodie Richards
Rakhee Sharma as Ms. Bhula
Danielle Vasinova as Maeve
Jack Berry as Police Officer