ITV has announced that Daragh Carville's crime drama The Bay will be returning for a fourth series.
The news comes at the end of the broadcast run of series three, which has seen Marsha Thomason take over as new lead DS Townsend, on ITV tonight.
Ratings for the series have remained impressive, with the audience for the first episode - shown on January 12 - having consolidated to 6.46 million viewers.
"We are delighted at how The Bay audiences have taken to new FLO, DS Jenn Townsend, played by the brilliant Marsha Thomason, and how Jenn's arrival and her personal storyline has breathed new energy into the show," said exec producer Catherine Oldfield.
"Together with Daragh and all our amazing cast and crew, we can't wait to get going on the new series."
Series four will begin filming later this year for an expected broadcast on ITV in early 2023.
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