On Thursday, 5 December 2019, Channel 4 announced that the award-winning drama will return for a 10-episode fourth series in September 2020, but in a revised format of half-hour episodes. Filming on series 4 begins in Halifax in March 2020.
Liz White (Emma Keane), Asher Ali (Samir Qureshi), Anneika Rose (Lila Shariff), and Natalie Gavin (Nadine Murgatroyd all starred in Line of Duty (2012). White as Media Manager Jo Dwyer in series 2, Ali as PC Harinderpal Baines in series 3, Rose as PC Farida Jatri in series 4, and Gavin as PS Tina Tranter in series 5.
As of November 2022, channel 4 have cancelled Ackley Bridge after 5 seasons.