The Bridge crosses back to BBC4

The Bridge will air on BBC4 and be available on iPlayer

Nordic crime drama The Bridge will return to the BBC in the UK after ZDF Enterprises relicensed all four seasons to the pubcaster for its BBC4 channel and streaming platform iPlayer.

The Bridge is produced by Filmlance in Sweden and Denmark’s Nimbus Film in coproduction with Germany’s ZDF, Sweden’s SVT, Denmark’s DR and ZDF Enterprises.

The series first aired in the UK on BBC4 between 2012 and 2015, before moving to BBC2 for the final fourth season in 2018.

Robert Franke, VP at ZDFE.drama, said: “Every once in a while, a drama comes along that is so brilliantly written and acted, it transcends language barriers and has audiences begging for more.

“The Bridge, with one of the most captivating female detectives ever to grace the small screen, belongs in that category. A timeless classic which British audiences will, once again, get a chance to enjoy.”