[6] In December 2019, Ackley Bridge was renewed for a fourth series, consisting of ten 30-minute episodes.
[7] The fourth series was originally set to air in September 2020,[7] but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, filming was postponed.
[8] Production resumed in September 2020, and it was announced that the series would return to transmission in April 2021.
[9] In June 2021, it was announced that production on the fifth series of Ackley Bridge had commenced.
[12] In October 2022, Channel 4 announced that they had decided not to renew Ackley Bridge following the fifth series.