Set in the fictional town of Port Devine, Hope Street is a co-commission between BBC Northern Ireland, BBC Daytime and BritBox, made with support from Northern Ireland Screen.
Throughout the series, each episode features a crime story, interwoven with the lives and loves of the officers who police the stunning coastal town.
Series five opens with a bang, when the Port Devine half-marathon is disrupted by a parked car exploding. Handsome new Police Constable – and ex-Ulster rugby player – Donal Gallagher is first on the scene. And when he meets the car’s owner, straight-talking GP Sasha Cookson, sparks start flying.
As the eight-part series continues, Inspector Eve Dunlop wonders if her marriage is in trouble when her husband, Detective Luke Jackson, is seen with another woman and discovers that best friend, Marlene, has been keeping secrets from her. It is going to be a testing time for Eve.
At The Commodore bar, Clint and Nicole aren’t best pleased to discover Brandi is out of jail and back in Port Devine. However, Brandi’s fiancé, Ryan, is delighted. Brandi wonders if returning to Port Devine was a terrible mistake and if Nicole and Clint will be able to forgive her for kidnapping their baby. Then Clint finds himself in financial difficulties and desperately tries to stop Nicole finding out.
The course of true love runs anything but smooth for cleaner Lois and would-be poet Seamie, especially when news arrives that Seamie’s estranged wife wants to meet up with him. Meanwhile, Lois has other things on her mind when she receives some bad news from the doctor.
As the series draws to a close, a long-standing relationship falls to pieces, someone receives an unexpected marriage proposal – and Port Devine is rocked by a shocking death. From stolen cars to money scams and a shooting that stuns the community, series five promises to be the most action-packed yet.
The new series introduces two fresh faces to Port Devine – Constable Donal Gallagher, played by Cameron Cuffe (Krypton) and Doctor Sasha Cookson, played by Jenn Murray (The Lovers).