The Bay will be welcoming a former Emmerdale star this week

2023-03-21

The Bay: Metcalf family devastated by fire

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Season four of The Bay focuses on the Metcalf family, whose lives were left in tatters when tragedy struck. The family was the victims of an arson attack with Morecambe Police’s Family Liaison Officer Jenn Townsend (played by Marsha Thomason) trying to support the grief-stricken children and father in the aftermath of the devastating blaze. Episode three of the ITV drama will sees the Metcalf kids struggle to cope with the loss of their mother.

Meanwhile, father Dean (Joe Armstrong) leaves Jenn surprised when he makes the decision to return to work.

On top of this, CCTV footage emerges showing Chris (Barry Sloane) and Erin Fischer’s (Georgia Scholes) disagreements hitting new heights.

Conor Townsend (David Carpenter) discovers Maddie (Emme Hayes) is in trouble at school.

Karen Hobson (Erin Shanagher) and Jenn will try to find a new home for the Metcalf family but an unexpected arrival at a fundraiser will cause tensions to flare. Here’s where you may have seen the cast before.

Who is in the cast of The Bay season 4, episode 3?

Len Reid – Robert Beck

Robert Beck plays Len Reid and is best known for his role as Gavin Ferris in Emmerdale as well as appearing in Hollyoaks on Channel 4.

Some of his other projects include Home Fires, Shadow and Bone on Netflix, The Upper Hand, Bombshell and Always and Everyone.

Pete Buller – Marvyn Dickinson

Marvyn Dickinson portrays Pete Buller after appearing in Coronation Street, Life, Class Dismissed and Cool Feet.

Carol Jennings – Dawn Butler

Dawn Butler takes on the part of Carol Jennings and counts credits in Doctors as Pat Dyson as well as Ripper Untold, Reducer to Clear, Disordered and Typist Artist Pirate King.

Bob Brown – Bryan Samson

Bryan Samson will be Bob Brown following on from parts in York Witches’ Society, Blackbird, Father Christmas Is Back, A Song to Kill For and Somatic.

Ethel Brown – Jenny Gregson

Jenny Gregson appears as Ethel Brown with the show marking her only screen credit, according to IMDb.

Kate Clarke – Lucy Sinclair

Lucy Sinclair is Kate Clarke after featuring in Adulting, Yellow Jacket and Footballers’ Wives.

Maggie Kirby – Julie Hannan

Julie Hannan will be playing Maggie Kirby with previous small roles in Coronation Street, Shetland, Matriarch and Fresh Meat.

Joe Kirby – Bryan Reynolds

Bryan Reynolds is going to be playing Joe Kirby and has had parts in Coronation Street and Bread and will be appearing in Charlotte: The Movie and The Shamrock Spitfire.

Shane Bell – Tom Ryder

Tom Ryder stars as Shane Bell and also has had roles in Everything I know About Love, Teddy’s Here and Camaraderie.

Speaking about the casting process for The Bay season four, producer Catherine Oldfield said: “In some ways it was extremely easy as I’ve wanted to work with Joe Armstrong for years. Every time I’ve tried he’s been busy elsewhere so I was overjoyed when I discovered he was available.

“We offered him the part and he very kindly said yes. [Writer] Daragh [Carville] and I were so thrilled. He is so brilliant in this show, I can’t begin to describe how fantastic he is. He’s brought such depth and complexity to the part of Dean. It’s a really moving and truthful performance, the audience will really engage with him.”

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She went on to say: “With the rest of the cast we were really lucky. Dargah writes such beautiful characters anyway and our lovely casting team Jessica Mescall and Kelly Valentine Hendry, find us brilliant people.

“We are always looking for people you haven’t seen before so we can make Morecambe feel fresh and that we’re not putting in the same people you’ve seen before.

“We also try and cast people you may know but have perhaps not seen in a role like this before, so they have a chance to do something a bit different.

“For example Claire Goose joined this series; she is an amazing actress but she’s playing a part I’ve never seen her play before. It was a real joy to see another side to her craft. It’s also really exciting when you find new talent and you’re able to offer them substantial parts.”

The Bay season 4 airs on ITV1 on Wednesdays at 9pm and is streaming as a boxset on ITVX

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