How To Watch Blue Lights Season 2
| Premiered: April 15 |
| Channel: BBC One |
| Stream free: on Watch all episodes 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 has worn 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. The upping the stakes for season 2 proved a huge hit, with viewers saying the show was the best it has ever been as they binged the whole season when it dropped in April, with the second outing being hailed as “fantastically tense” by The Guardian, and “a cut above your average police procedural” by The Times (UK). It's no surprise, then, that a third and forth season are already in the works.
The second season of the cop drama saw the main cast all back and reporting for duty, including 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.
We'll keep spoilers light, but season 2 saw Belfast in the middle of a crime wave that the underfunded police service was seriously ill-equipped to deal with. Meanwhile, new characters arrived on the scene, throwing fuel on the fire of civil unrest.
Newcomers to the cast this year included Frank Blake (Game of Thrones) as Constable Shane Bradley, Seamus O’Hara (The Northman) as Lee Thompson, an Afghan vet wrestling back control of the drug-riddled estate of Mount Eden, and Seána Kerslake (A Date for Mad Mary) as Lee’s sister Mags, a woman determined to keep her son out of danger.
You can stream every episode of this acclaimed drama right now, so read on, as 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
Blue Lights Season 2 premiered on April 15, with all episodes made available as a boxset to watch on BBC iPlayer. You could also watch Blue Lights Season 2 on Monday nights on BBC One for its six episode run.
Catch up and watch all episodes of Blue Lights seasons 1 and 2 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.
How to watch Blue Lights Season 2 online in the US
While there was a wait of almost a year for Blue Lights season 1 to land on Anglo-centric streamer BritBox, season 2 has arrived much sooner, with the two-episode premier available now and weekly double bills to follow on Thursdays.
British crime drama fans should stay tuned to that timeslot too, because once Blue Lights concludes, the second season of The Responder is due to land on the streaming service.
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
Blue Lights Season 2 aired weekly on the SBS channel, on Thursdays at 9.30pm AEST – just a few days after episodes aired on BBC One.
You can now binge the lot via SBS On Demand. It’s a completely free service – just create an account and start streaming.
How to watch Blue Lights Season 2 online in Canada
Britbox covers all of North America, so that's where you'll find new episodes of Blue Lights season 2 weekly on Thursdays.
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 and can now be streamed on demand. The linear TV 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.
