FINAL CROSSING
When is The Bridge on BBC Two tonight, who’s in the cast with Sofia Helin and Thure Lindhardt and what is series 4 about?
THE Bridge proved such a big hit that it is back for a fourth series of Scandi crime and drama.
But when is it next on? And who is starring in it? Here's what you need to know...
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When does The Bridge season four start?
Series four of The Bridge began on Friday, May 11, 2018, on BBC Two at 9pm.
Episode eight airs tonight at 9pm on BBC Two and goes up against EastEnders on BBC One, Lethal Weapon on ITV, a celebrity special of Crystal Maze on Channel 4 and Love Island 2018 on ITV2.
The first three series of the drama were shown on BBC Four.
This final series has a total of eight episodes, a shorter run compared to the previous seasons which each had ten.
All of the episodes from series four will be available to watch online with BBC iPlayer shortly after they are broadcast.
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What is The Bridge about?
The Bridge is a crime drama which follows Swedish police detective Saga Noren (Sofia Helin) and her Danish partner Henrik Sabroe (Thure Lindhardt).
The final series is set two years after the end of series three and opens with Saga in prison as she was accused of killing her mother.
Meanwhile the detectives must solve a disturbing new case after a Danish government officer is stoned to death.
Saga will also have a difficult decision to make when she becomes pregnant and Henrik continues to search for his own children.
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Who's in the cast of The Bridge?
Series four will see the return of Sofia Helin as Saga Norén and Thure Lindhardt as Henrik Sabroe plus some new additions.
Sofia Helin, 46, is a Swedish actress who has also starred in the Danish science fiction film Fang Rung (2015) and the German/English TV series The Same Sky set in 70s Berlin.
Thure Lindhardt, 43, is a Danish actor who played Lieutenant Chartrand in the 2009 film Angels and Demons and also starred in the 2012 TV series The Spiral.
In the first two series Saga's partner was Martin Rohde, played by Kim Bodnia.
Thure's boss Lillian returns, played by Sarah Boberg, and Saga's chief, Hans, played by Dag Malmberg, is back in two episodes despite dying in series three.
Rafael Pettersson as John, has also starred in all four seasons.
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