Blue Lights' 'beautifully tense' second series is lauded by critics for 'skipping effortlessly from comedy to breakneck drama' as the police thriller returns with 'first-rate' opener

The second series of Blue Lights has received glowing reviews from critics, with many lauding the 'beautifully tense' police drama after its 'first-rate' opening episode. The second series of Blue Lights has received glowing reviews from critics, with many lauding the 'beautifully tense' police drama after its 'first-rate' opening episode 'We are post-Troubles, which is to say that the schisms and resentments that caused the Troubles are still there, being carefully – or perhaps not so carefully – managed to prevent embers again becoming flames.' Critics have praised the new series for 'skipping effortlessly from comedy to breakneck drama' offering teases of the series' main plots without overwhelming viewers with exposition 'On the streets of Belfast, as the crime drama Blue Lights returned, PCs Stevie and Grace were bonding over a bake during a quiet moment on patrol. The first episode picks up a year after the death of PC Gerry Cliff, who was shot while on duty, with the team faced with a drug-fuelled crime wave that leads them into a loyalist estate Writing in Digital Spy, Rebecca Cook said: 'When we do start to jivy along, Blue Lights is back to the careful balancing act of office gallows humour, the legacy of sectarian violence and punishing police work – as well as the newer component this season of the rampant drugs trade.