How To Watch Blue Lights Season 2
| Release date: Available now |
| Channel: BBC One |
| Stream free: on BBC iPlayer (UK) |
| Watch anywhere: Stream from anywhere with NordVPN |
Watch Blue Lights Season 2: Synopsis
Blue Lights was last year’s breakout UK drama. It introduced us to Constables Grace, Annie, and Tommy, the superiors charged with mentoring them, and the pressures of policing Belfast in a post-conflict Northern Ireland. Now, one year later, the rookies' wide-eyed idealism is wearing off as drug-related crime is threatening to engulf the city. Read on below for our guide explaining how to watch Blue Lights Season 2 online and from anywhere in the world.
Reeling in over 6 million viewers, Blue Lights was one of the UK’s top ten rated drama programs last year. And Season 2 is keeping viewers hooked by drastically upping the stakes for the officers of Blackthorn Station – with a third and forth season already confirmed to be in the works.
The main cast are all back and reporting for duty. That includes Siân Brooke (House of the Dragon) as Constable Grace Ellis, Martin McCann (Marcella) as Stephen ‘Stevie’ Neil, Grace’s training officer, Katherine Devlin (Vikings) as officer Annie Conlon, and Nathan Braniff as Constable Tommy Foster – the latter still grieving the death of his colleague and friend.
And one year on from that shocking loss, we've found Belfast is in the middle of a crime wave that an underfunded police service is seriously ill-equipped to deal with. Meanwhile, new characters arrive in the city to throw fuel on the fire of civil unrest.
New to Blue Lights is actor Frank Blake (Game of Thrones) as Constable Shane Bradley, a new hire partnering with Conlon. Seamus O’Hara (The Northman) stars as Lee Thompson, an Afghan vet looking to wrestle back control over the drug-riddled estate of Mount Eden, while Seána Kerslake (A Date for Mad Mary) features as Lee’s sister Mags, a woman determined to keep her son out of danger.
Hailed as “fantastically tense” by The Guardian, and “a cut above your average police procedural” by The Times (UK), you can catch every episode of this acclaimed drama right now. Just read on below, where we explain how to watch Blue Lights Season 2 online completely free from anywhere with BBC iPlayer.
Watch Blue Lights Season 2 online in the UK
You can watch Blue Lights Season 2 on Mondays in the UK now with episodes airing at 9pm BST on BBC One. But, if you want to binge this addictive drama, then you can catch the entire boxset on BBC iPlayer right now.
BBC iPlayer is available on a number of devices and it’s absolutely FREE to watch. To create a BBC account, all you need is an email address and a UK postcode (e.g. B1A 1AA), in addition to a valid TV licence.
Abroad? Use a VPN using the instructions below to access BBC iPlayer like you would at home.
How to watch Blue Lights Season 2 from anywhere
If you're a UK citizen on vacation or working overseas, you can watch Blue Lights Season 2 and stream every episode just like you would back home.
While BBC iPlayer is for licence fee-paying Brits and blocks access from IP addresses outside of the UK, there's a handy piece of software called a VPN which can change your IP address to make it look like you're accessing streaming services from any country in the world.
For example, UK citizens in the States can subscribe to a VPN, join a UK based server and tune into all the programmes on BBC iPlayer from anywhere in the world, just like you would back home.
Step-by-step of using a VPN to unblock:
1. Choose your ideal VPN and install – our go-to recommendation for unblocking is NordVPN, costing from $3.99 a month with its 2-year plan.
2. Connect to a server – for BBC iPlayer, for example, you'll want to connect to a server based in the UK.
3. Go to the stream you wish to access - for Blue Lights Season 2, head to BBC iPlayer.
Can I watch Blue Lights Season 2 online in the US?
It’s not yet been confirmed when Blue Lights Season 2 will be made available to viewers in the US.
The first season arrived on BritBox some 10 months after the show’s BBC debut. And, although we know that Season 2 episodes will be added here too, that might not be until early in 2025.
You can currently get a subscription to BritBox for $8.99 a month or $89.99 a year. However, if you’re a new subscriber, you can enjoy its 7-day free trial first before paying a thing.
Out of the country? Download a VPN to connect to your home service and stream every episode of Blue Lights Season 2 free on BBC iPlayer.
How to watch Blue Lights Season 2 free online in Australia
Things look promising Down Under. Australian viewers can watch Blue Lights Season 2 weekly on the SBS channel, beginning from Thursday, April 18 at 9.30pm AEST – just a few days after the show’s debut on the BBC.
However, you don't have to wait long to catch all 6 episodes, as they’ll all become available on SBS On Demand a week later, on Thursday, April 25. It’s a completely free service – just create an account and start streaming.
Can I watch Blue Lights Season 2 online in Canada?
Unfortunately, Blue Lights doesn’t have a streaming home in the Great North. Season 1 did receive a linear premiere on BBC First though, about 7 months after its UK debut. So, if you’re okay to wait that long, Canadian viewers should expect Blue Lights Season 2 to air here around the end of the year.
Currently away from home? A VPN will let you connect to BBC iPlayer and stream every episode of Blue Lights Season 2 free, just like you would at home.
Blue Lights Season 2, Episode Release Dates
All six episodes were made available to watch on BBC iPlayer on Monday, April 15 at 6am BST. However, if you want to watch on linear TV, the air dates for each episode are listed below.
- Blue Lights Season 2 – Episode 1, “This Too Shall Pass”: Monday, April 15
- Blue Lights Season 2 – Episode 2, “Iceberg”: Monday, April 22
- Blue Lights Season 2 – Episode 3, Bright Side”: Monday, April 29
- Blue Lights Season 2 – Episode 4, “The Stamp of Nature”: Monday, May 6
- Blue Lights Season 2 – Episode 5, “Where I Want to Be”: Monday, May 13
- Blue Lights Season 2 – Episode 6, “The Loyal”: Monday, May 20
Blue Lights Season 2 Trailer
Who is in the cast of Blue Lights Season 2?
- Siân Brooke as Grace Ellis
- Martin McCann as Stevie Neil
- Katherine Devlin as Annie Conlon
- Nathan Braniff as Tommy Foster
- Joanne Crawford as Inspector Helen McNally
- Hannah McClean as Jen Robinson
- Andi Osho as Sergeant Sandra Cliff
- Desmond Eastwood as Detective Murray Canning
- Andrea Irvine as Chief Superintendent Nicola Robinson
- Frank Blake as Shane Bradley
- Jonathan Harden as Inspector David ‘Jonty’ Johnson
- Derek Thompson as Robin Graham
- Seamus O’Hara as Lee Thompson
- Seána Kerslake as Mags Thompson
- Alfie Lawless as Henry Thompson
- Abigail McGibbon as Tina McIntyre
- Paddy Jenkins as Happy Kelly
- Dan Gordon as Rab McKendry
- Dearbhláile McKinney as Aisling Byrne
Can I watch every episode of Blue Lights Season 2 online?
All six episodes of Blue Lights Season 2 were made available to stream on BBC iPlayer at 6am on Monday, April 15.
