“Blackshore” is a gripping six-episode-long murder mystery that follows a female police officer – Fia Lucey (Lisa Dwan) – who gets banished from Dublin to her hometown of Blackwater, where she’s asked to investigate a missing-person case. Here’s how to watch “Blackshore” from anywhere with a VPN — and potentially for FREE.
The show’s cold setting is dark enough, but wait till you find out about Fia’s troubled family history and its possible ties to the woman who’s now gone missing. The folks of Blackwater certainly haven’t forgotten about Fia and her family, and no one but her aunt, uncle, and cousin are welcoming to her.
Without giving away any spoilers, we can tell you that DI Fia will battle suspicion, multiple missing people and dead bodies, and above all, a tough confrontation with her family’s dark past. In one episode, she’ll even consider taking the law into her own hands!
Is Fia bold enough to get to the truth? What happened to Fia’s family 20 years ago? And how does that impact her present case? These are all questions you’ll find answers to by streaming “Blackshore” for FREE from anywhere in the world using a VPN.
Watch ‘Blackshore’ for free in the UK
Watch ‘Blackshore’ for free in Ireland
Watch ‘Blackshore’ from abroad
Thanks to the wonders of a VPN (Virtual Private Network), “Blackshore” should be available to viewers no matter where they are. The software allows your devices to appear to be back in your home country regardless of where in the world you find yourself. Our favorite is NordVPN.
Using a VPN is incredibly simple.
1. Install the VPN of your choice. As we’ve said, NordVPN is our favorite.
2. Choose the location you wish to connect to in the VPN app. For instance, if you’re away in the U.S., and want to view your usual British streaming service, you’d select UK from the list.
3. Sit back and enjoy the show. Head to BBC iPlayer and watch “Blackshore.”
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Can I watch ‘Blackshore’ in the U.S. or Australia?
In the U.S., “Blackshore” is available to stream on Acorn TV, which comes with a FREE trial, meaning you can try it out risk-free.
In Australia, the small-town murder mystery can be binge-watched on the Stan streaming service.
Traveling abroad? If you’re an American, Brit, or Aussie currently overseas, you can use a VPN such as NordVPN to stream “Blackshore” just as you would back home.
All you need to know about ‘Blackshore’
Below we have all the extra information you’ll need on “Blackshore.”
‘Blackshore’ trailer
‘Blackshore’ release date
“Blackshore” originally aired weekly in Ireland on RTÉ Player from February 4 till March 10, 2025. However, it has now arrived in the UK, where viewers can stream all the six episodes for FREE on BBC iPlayer.
‘Blackshore’ episode guide
Episode 1 | January 17 | BBC iPlayer
When her career is threatened due to a series of undue force allegations, DI Fia Lucey is sent back to her hometown of Blackwater to investigate a missing person case.
Episode 2 | January 17 | BBC iPlayer
Fia suspects Detective Furlong of having a part to play in Roisin Hurley’s death.
Episode 3 | January 17 | BBC iPlayer
With the murder victim’s daughter missing, Fia is in a race against time.
Episode 4 | January 17 | BBC iPlayer
The past and present begin to merge for DI Fia Lucey.
Episode 5 | January 17 | BBC iPlayer
The Blackwater Whiskey Festival has arrived. Fia takes the law into her own hands in order to get to the truth.
Episode 6 | January 17 | BBC iPlayer
With Bill McGuire now firmly in her sights, Fia is still struggling to find the evidence she needs in order to bring the case to a close.
Who is in the ‘Blackshore’ cast?
Lisa Dawn as DI Fia Lucey
Rory Keenan as Cian Furlong
Amy De Bhrun as Niamh Furlong
Aidan McArdle as Charlie Reid
Stanley Townsend as Bill McGuire
What can new viewers expect from ‘Blackshore’?
The official synopsis from RTÉ reads: “This six-parter follows Lucey, a laser-focused, ambitious detective who is haunted by her tragic personal history. Twenty years earlier, in her native Blackwater, her entire family was wiped out in a murder-suicide at the hands of her father.
It was a tragedy that led Fia to escape from her home town on the very day she completed school. She couldn’t get away quickly enough and relocated to Dublin, with her past firmly filed away.
But after a series of “undue force” allegations, Fia is removed from her position in the Irish capital and dispatched to a rural destination that’s uncomfortably close to the place she thought she’d left behind.
While there, she is charged with investigating a missing person case: a woman named Roisin from Blackwater has disappeared in mysterious circumstances.”
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