The Bay Season 4: Release date and where to watch in Australia


The Bay Season 4
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Every season of The Bay is now streaming in Australia.

One of ITV’s most watched programs, The Bay follows the family liaison officers in Lancashire’s seaside town of Morecambe. They may not be the main investigators working to solve the town’s complex criminal cases, but their work is just as crucial. 

Returning for a fourth season, find out how to watch new episodes here.

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The Bay Season 4 Australia release date 

The Bay Season 4 originally aired last year in the UK, then went on to premiere in Australia last 22 May 2024 on BBC First, which used to be available on Foxtel.

With BBC First leaving Foxtel last 31 July 2024, The Bay is no longer on Foxtel as of this writing. If you haven’t seen the latest season, no worries — The Bay Season 4, as well as The Bay Season 3, are set to arrive on BritBox on 22 November 2024.

The Bay TV seriesRelease DatesStreaming Service
Seasons 3 & 4 Fri, 22 Nov 2024BritBox

Where is The Bay Season 4 streaming in Australia?

The latest The Bay Season 4 is streaming in Australia via BritBox. Prior seasons are also now exclusively available to the British-dedicated streaming app. This comes after the BBC First channel’s departure from Foxtel and BINGE, making BritBox The Bay‘s sole streaming home in Australia.

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How to sign up for BritBox?

You can stream every season of The Bay series on BritBox. To begin, you’ll need a subscription in order to access BritBox’s full catalogue of shows and movies. Fortunately, signing up is simpler since there’s only one streaming tier plan available, priced at $9.99 per month or $99.99 yearly.

There’s already 4K streaming on BritBox supported for selected devices, including Samsung smart TVs with 4K. Users can do concurrent TV and movie streaming on the app for up to four devices.

To sign up, go to the BritBox website, click the ‘Start Watching Now’ button and follow instructions. After entering your email address and password, you’ll need to select a subscription between monthly or yearly, and submit your payment information. You can start streaming with a free trial after that. 

If you don’t cancel before the trial ends, your BritBox subscription will continue. 

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What is The Bay TV series plot?

This hit crime drama from ITV centres on the work of police officers in Morecambe, Lancashire. Despite its reputation as a sunny resort, the town often shocks residents with gruesome crimes.

At the heart of shocking crimes are family members and other individuals entangled in their mysteries. Taking on every mysterious case are the police officers working and residing in the area, particularly the family liaison officers, who are tasked to provide support.

In order for the investigation to progress, the officers must collect sensitive information from the families of those involved, all while practicing much needed caution and empathy to never cross any lines. Doing both is tough and more often than not, they have to sacrifice one thing for the other.

But in a seemingly vibrant town where crimes and mysteries insidiously grow, the officers find their boundaries between work and private life almost non-existent. 

Created by Daragh Carville and Richard Clark, The Bay show explores not only engrossing crime cases, but also the toll it’s taking on the personal lives of family liaison officers led by DS Lisa Armstrong (Morven Christie) in the first two seasons and DS Jenn Townsend (Marsha Thomason) from Season 3 onwards.

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The Bay Season 4 trailer

Here’s a glimpse of what’s about to come in the latest season of The Bay.

Cast of The Bay TV series 

Morven Christie (Grantchester) played the lead character DS/DC Lisa Armstrong in the first two seasons. She was replaced by Marsha Thomason (White Collar) as DS Jenn Townsend from season 3 onwards.

Check out the current cast of The Bay TV show right here. 

  • Marsha Thomason as DS Jenn Townsend
  • Daniel Ryan as DI Anthony ‘Tony’ Manning
  • Erin Shanagher as Sgt./DS Karen Hobson
  • Andrew Dowbiggin as DS James Clarke
  • Thomas Law as DC Eddie Martin
  • Barry Sloane as Chris Fischer
  • Georgina Scholes as Erin Fischer
  • Karl Davies as Carl McGregor
  • Claire Goose as Jacqui Fischer
  • Ian Puleston-Davies as Terry McGregor
  • Kerrie Taylor as Ellen Manning
  • Tom Taylor as Matt Metcalf
  • Eloise Thomas as Izzy Metcalf
  • Joe Armstrong as Dean Metcalf
  • Robert Beck as Len Reid

The Bay series seasons guide

The Bay has aired for four seasons with the latest fourth instalment finally arriving in Australia.

If you’re in need of a refresher, complete episodes from all seasons are now available to watch on BritBox.

SeasonsEpisodesReleasedStreaming Service
Season 162019BritBox
Season 262021BritBox
Season 362023BritBox
Season 462024BritBox

Other shows you might like to watch

If you’re looking for more crime dramas like this onethere’s plenty of choices to try on the aforementioned services, including Silent Witness, Happy Valley, Death in Paradise, Karen Pirie, Unforgotten, The Sixth Commandment, and many more.

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