FANS of Granite Harbour are in for some good news as the BBC drama has been renewed for a third season.
Detectives Lindo and Bart will join forces once again for a three-part series where they’ll investigate a suspicious death in the travelling community on the outskirts of Aberdeen.
Romario Simpson – known for his work in Disney’s Andor and BBC drama Small Axe – will return as Sgt Davis Lindo.
While Hannah Donaldson (Crime, Payback, The Crown) will once again play DCI Lara ‘Bart’ Bartlett in the Scottish-based TV series.
An award winning team of writers will helm the script including, Jillian Mannion who also wrote, River City and Death in Paradise.
In the upcoming season, Lando and Bart will have to must navigate a complicated cross-community romance while investigating the death, only to learn they have uncovered a complex past.
The show’s producer, Colin McKeown of LA Productions praised Aberdeen in northeast Scotland as an ideal location to film Granite Harbour.
“Scotland, and in particular, Aberdeen is a real gem and a place that we, as filmmakers, have really come to love. Our desire is to carry on our journey with our audience and let them share and enjoy what series three of Granite Harbour has to offer,” he said in a statement published by the BBC.
The news of Granite Harbour’s renewal comes after the BBC’s shock announcement it has axed the long-running series, River City, after 23 years.
The BBC Scotland crime drama first aired in 2002, but the Beeb said next year would be its final on air blaming a decline in ratings.
Hayley Valentine, Director, BBC Scotland said: “River City has been a wonderful adventure and of course we’ll all be sad to see it go.
“The team have done a brilliant job and I know they have some big plans for the finale next year. But as viewing patterns change and competition intensifies, this is the right time to invest in the next generation of high-impact drama series from across Scotland showcasing storytelling across the UK.
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River City is set in the fictional Shieldinch community in Glasgow and is filmed in Dumbarton.
The lease the BBC holds for the Dumbarton site comes to an end in September 2026.
It said the money used to produce River City will be diverted into new shows.
