The Bay (2019)

Crime · Drama · Mystery

Family Liaison Officer Lisa Armstrong becomes a little too emotionally involved with a case (to the point where she might compromise it) concerning a pair of missing Morecambe twins to whose distraught parents she is assigned.

IMDb rating: 7.2 (14,339 votes)
Episode average: 7.2 matches the IMDb rating
Seasons: 5
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2019)

7.42 avg 6 episodes 7.3 → 7.5 45 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #1.1	7.3	631
2	Episode #1.2	7.3	511
3	Episode #1.3	7.4	488
4	Episode #1.4	7.4	460
5	Episode #1.5	7.6	455
6	Episode #1.6	7.5	475

Season 2 (2021)

7.58 avg 6 episodes 7.5 → 7.4 45 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #2.1	7.5	501
2	Episode #2.2	7.6	409
3	Episode #2.3	7.8	428
4	Episode #2.4	7.6	395
5	Episode #2.5	7.6	374
6	Episode #2.6	7.4	430

Season 3 (2022)

6.63 avg 6 episodes 6.6 → 6.7 45 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #3.1	6.6	567
2	Episode #3.2	6.6	419
3	Episode #3.3	6.6	399
4	Episode #3.4	6.7	391
5	Episode #3.5	6.6	381
6	Episode #3.6	6.7	407

Season 4 (2023)

7.12 avg 6 episodes 7.1 → 7.4 45 min avg

Big finale

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #4.1	7.1	381
2	Episode #4.2	6.9	303
3	Episode #4.3	7.0	281
4	Episode #4.4	7.1	279
5	Episode #4.5	7.2	275
6	Episode #4.6	7.4	303

Season 5 (2024)

7.18 avg 6 episodes 7.2 → 7.2 45 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #5.1	7.2	283
2	Episode #5.2	7.1	233
3	Episode #5.3	7.1	219
4	Episode #5.4	7.3	219
5	Episode #5.5	7.2	218
6	Episode #5.6	7.2	231