Stars of The Bay attend premiere of new series at Morecambe cinema

Monday, 11 November 2024 08:33

By Greg Lambert @greglam72

Dan Ryan, Daragh Carville, Andrew Dowbiggin, Tom Lister, Georgia Scholes and David Carpenter at the series 5 premiere of The Bay in Morecambe. Photo Christopher Holmes.

Stars of TV crime drama The Bay attended a premiere of the new series held at the cinema in Morecambe.

Regular cast members Dan Ryan (DI Tony Manning), Andrew Dowbiggin (DS James 'Clarkie' Clarke), Georgia Scholes (Erin Fischer) and David Carpenter (Conor Townsend) joined fans of the series at Reel Cinema on Central Drive on Friday night.

The public screening of the first episode of series 5 was part of the new Morecambe Film and TV Festival.

The cast, joined by writer Daragh Carville from Lancaster, also took part in a Q&A hosted by Beyond Radio's Phill Hayward.

Georgia Scholes, posting on X, said the premiere was "truly beautiful".

"To every single person that came along, those who travelled far and wide, and those from Morecambe, thank you.

"It was a pleasure to meet you all and to watch the first episode of The Bay series 5 in your company."

Pictured below, cast members take questions from the audience, compered by Phill Hayward (centre). Photo by Christopher Holmes.

Former Emmerdale actor Tom Lister, who has also starred in the show, was also at the event.

The Bay, filmed in Morecambe, has been a huge hit with ITV1 viewers since its debut in 2019.

There has been no date announced yet for when series 5 will debut on ITV1.

The Film and TV Festival will continue with an appearance by actor and comedian Johnny Vegas at Johnny's Warehouse Bar in Morecambe this Thursday, November 14.

Vegas, star of 'Benidorm', 'Still Open All Hours' and numerous comedy panel game shows will be part of 'An Ideal Night Out'.

Johnny will be talking about his sitcom 'Ideal' alongside writer Graham Duff and producer Gill Isles.

Tickets cost £10/£15, available from ticketing outlet Skiddle.

On Friday November 15, 'Comic Strip Presents' star Peter Richardson will take questions at a screening of the classic '80s alternative comedy series which starred The Young Ones legends Rik Mayall, Ade Edmondson and Nigel Planer. This will be held at Reel Cinema from 7pm.