BBC Northern Ireland, BBC Daytime, and BritBox have co-commissioned a 90-minute special of the police drama Hope Street. The production, titled One Of Our Own - A Hope Street Film, is supported by Northern Ireland Screen. The feature length special is produced by Long Story TV and written by Paul Marquess.
The plot centers on an assault in the fictional town of Port Devine. Niall Wright returns as Detective Constable Callum McCarthy to investigate the case. The cast includes returning performers Kerri Quinn as Detective Sergeant Marlene Pettigrew, Niamh McGrady as Nicole Devine-Dunwoody, Tara-Lynne O'Neill as Eve Dunlop, and Marcus Onilude as Luke Jackson. Other returning cast members are Cameron Cuffe, Katie Shortt, Eleanor Methven, Paddy Jenkins, Jonny Grogan, RheAna Kamalu, and Aaron McCusker.
New additions to the cast include Paddy Raff as Malcolm McQueen and Letitia Hector as Anna Baptiste. Tim McGarry appears in a cameo role as the Reverend Dodds. The production includes a scene featuring Finnian Garbutt, who played Ryan Power and died earlier this year.
The project is overseen by producers Paul Marquess and Donna Wiffen of Long Story TV, the production company behind London Kills and The Light in The Hall. Commissioning for the film was handled by Eddie Doyle, Senior Head of Content Commissioning for BBC Northern Ireland, and Rob Unsworth, Senior Head of Commissioning for BBC Daytime. Helen Munson serves as a BBC Commissioning Editor on the project. The film is set in the coastal town of Port Devine.