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28/08/2022 Mystery, Drama, Crime 1h 30m
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Overview

Retired Detective Inspector Alex Ridley is lured back into service as a consultant detective when his former protégée, Carol Farman, needs help cracking a complex murder case.

Top billed cast

  1. Adrian Dunbar

    DI Alex Ridley

  2. Bronagh Waugh

    DI Carol Farman

  3. Terence Maynard

    DCI Paul Goodwin

  4. George Bukhari

    DC Darren Lakhan

  5. Julie Graham

    Annie Marling

  6. Georgie Glen

    Dr. Wendy Newstone

  7. Bhavna Limbachia

    Geri Farman

  8. Tareq Al-Jeddal

    Jack Farman

  9. Steve Holness

    House Band

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Full Cast & Crew

Current Season

Season 2

 2025 | 4 Episodes

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Reviews

A review by MovieGuys
Written by MovieGuys on 2022-09-02
Ridley is yet another of the gritty detective drama's, that are very much the longstanding stock and trade, for UK television.

Its well acted, well produced with a strong lead. The question that needs be posed is, is it doing anything new or different?

For this viewer, the answers "no". Ridley is an off the shelf, formulaic crime drama. A detective with a troubled past, comes back to solve an even more troubling case. Of course, as is the norm these days too, don't be surprised to find political correctness's starchy spectre, lurking in the background.

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Status
Ended

Original Language
English

Original Name
Ridley

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