Ridley (TV series)
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Crime drama | |
| Created by | Paul Matthew Thompson |
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| Theme music composer | Ben Foster |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Ingrid Goodwin |
| Producer | Juliet Charlesworth |
| Production locations | Lancashire, Yorkshire |
| Cinematography | Tony Coldwell |
| Running time | 90 mins (w/out ads) |
| Production company | West Road Pictures |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 28 August 2022 – present |
Ridley is a British police procedural drama created and written by Paul Matthew Thompson, a screenwriter on the police drama Vera, and Jonathan Fisher.
Co-produced by and starring Adrian Dunbar as Alex Ridley, a former detective inspector who is brought back in as a consultant some eighteen months after an early retirement, due to a nervous breakdown from having to come to terms with the loss of his wife and daughter in a house fire. He spends some of his retirement time as a pianist and singer in a jazz club of which he is a co-owner. He assists former colleague Carol Farman (Bronagh Waugh), newly promoted to detective inspector.[1]
The first of four feature-length mysteries aired on ITV on August 28, 2022.[2][3] Filming took place on location, mainly in rural areas in the north of England in Lancashire, the Yorkshire Dales and on the Pennine moors, with some scenes set in Bolton.[4][5] A second series has been commissioned.[6][7]
Cast
Main
- Adrian Dunbar as Ex-DI Alex Ridley, former detective now police consultant
- Bronagh Waugh as DI Carol Farman, team leader and Ridley's former protege[8]
- Terence Maynard as DCI Paul Goodwin, Farman's boss
- Georgie Glen as Dr. Wendy Newstone, police pathologist and chief forensics officer
- George Bukhari as DC Darren Lakhan, a junior detective on Farman's team
- Julie Graham as Annie Marling, owner of the jazz club and a close friend of Ridley
- Bhavna Limbachia as Geri Farman, Carol's wife
Supporting
- Aidan McArdle as Michael Flannery, a convicted criminal who murdered Ridley's wife and daughter
- Jacquetta May as Kate Ridley, Ridley's wife, who died in the house fire (in flashbacks)
- Kitty Watson as Ella Ridley, Ridley's daughter, who also died in the house fire (in flashbacks)
- Tareq Al-Jeddal as Jack Farman, teenage son of Carol and Geri
Episodes
Series 1 (2022)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [9] | |
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| 1 | 1 | "The Peaceful Garden" | Bryn Higgins | Jonathan Fisher and Paul Matthew Thompson | August 28, 2022 | N/A | |
| Tasked with solving a complex crime, Ridley investigates the murder of a sheep farmer, and the connections with the disappearance of a young child many years previously, and a convicted sex offender.[3][10] | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Hospitality" | Noreen Kershaw | Jonathan Fisher and Paul Matthew Thompson | September 4, 2022 | N/A | |
| Ridley is asked to help with an investigation when the body of a young woman is discovered buried on the moors. | |||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Swansong" | Paul Gay | Julia Gilbert | September 11, 2022 | N/A | |
| Ridley agrees to help find the brother of a jazz singer who went missing 40 years ago, but the murder of a woman appears to be connected to the case.[11] | |||||||
| 4 | 4 | "The Numbered Days" | Paul Gay | Jonathan Fisher and Paul Matthew Thompson | September 18, 2022 | N/A | |
| Ridley investigates when a man falls to his death from a balcony.[12] | |||||||
References
- ^ Richardson, Hollie (28 August 2022). "TV tonight: Line of Duty's Adrian Dunbar is a conflicted cop again". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media Limited. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Ridley". IMDB. IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ a b Mangan, Lucy (28 August 2022). "Ridley review – a great return to policing for Adrian Dunbar (but he won't stop singing)". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media Limited. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ Aplin, Lucy (28 August 2022). "Where was Ridley filmed? Filming locations around Lancashire for the new ITV drama". i news.co.uk. Associated Newspapers Limited. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Ridley". sky. Sky UK. 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ Craig, David (June 15, 2023). "Adrian Dunbar returns for Ridley season 2 as drama gets 4 new episodes". Radio Times. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- ^ Stedman, Emily (November 15, 2023). "Adrian Dunbar's detective series Ridley has season 2 confirmed". Digital Spy. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- ^ "Ridley | Interview with Bronagh Waugh (DI Carol Farman)". Memorable TV. August 25, 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- BARB. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ Daly, Helen (28 August 2022). "Ridley review: Is Adrian Dunbar's detective series any good?". Radio Times. Immediate Media Company Limited. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Episode #1.3". IMDB. IMDb.com, Inc. 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ "Ridley Episode #1.4". IMDB. MDb.com, Inc. 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
