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Nathan Braniff, star of the crime drama series Blue Lights, expressed excitement about Richard Dormer's return for an upcoming flashback episode in the fourth series. Braniff, who plays Tommy Foster, believes viewers will react positively to seeing Dormer’s character, Constable Gerry, again and hints at a cliffhanger moment involving his own character that could jeopardize his career due to high job pressures.
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Blue Lights star Nathan Braniff expressed excitement about Richard Dormer's return in an upcoming series. Dormer, from Lisburn in Northern Ireland, will reprise his role as constable Gerry in a special flashback episode. The show follows officers at the fictional Blackthorn police station in Belfast and has been praised for showcasing a different side of Northern Ireland, highlighting policing realities. Braniff noted that fans often ask about Dormer’s character since his death and expressed enthusiasm about the return of "Gerry," saying audiences will be thrilled to see him again.
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Blue Lights star Nathan Braniff said it will be “exciting” to see Richard Dormer return to the crime drama for its upcoming series, adding: “I think people are going to freak out when they see the episode.”
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Dormer, who is from Lisburn in Northern Ireland, will reprise his role as the constable in the latest instalment through a special flashback episode relating to a pending murder trial over the circumstances of his death.
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Braniff, who stars as rookie police officer Tommy Foster, discussed the return of his former co-star while speaking to the Press Association.
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The 29-year-old said: “Every time we ever did a panel or anything with the writers, you could bet your bottom dollar that one of the questions that would be asked is ‘why did you kill off Gerry?’
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“I feel like they were almost left with no choice but to bring back Gerry in some sense to the fourth series.”
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“I remember after they had finished filming the flashback episode.
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The whole crew came back on set, and they were super excited about it.”
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“I think people will be glad to see a wee bit of Gerry again,” Braniff added.
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The star said he did not reunite on set with Dormer for the eagerly awaited episode, but they “crossed paths a couple of times”, adding: “It was nice to see him walking around set again.
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“We didn’t really get to see any of the scenes or anything, so it’ll be just as exciting for us to see it as it will be for everyone else.”
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Braniff also touched on how the programme, which follows officers at the fictional Blackthorn police station in Belfast, resonates as it shows a “different side to Northern Ireland” and shines a light on the reality of policing.
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He told PA: “It definitely humanises them.
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It doesn’t show them as the perfect police officers or the hero characters or anything.
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“I think that’s partly the reason why people find themselves growing so attached to them – because you do see their flaws, and none of them are perfect.
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“They all have good intentions, but sometimes they end up doing things that people might find questionable.”
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Braniff went on to tease how his character is “totally at his wits’ end” in the upcoming series, saying viewers will see him “struggle with his relationship” with fellow officer Aisling Byrne.
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“There’s so much pressure from the job, and it’s really taken its toll on their relationship,” he said.
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“He’s totally at his wits’ end with everything that’s going on, and he’s really struggling with himself.
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“There’s a side of Tommy coming out that I don’t even really think he knew was there.
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He does some questionable things.
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“In one of the earlier episodes, he nearly makes a massive mistake.
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“Massive amounts of pressure are making him act out and it’s changing him.
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You’re seeing a Tommy that you’ve never seen before.”
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