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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.
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- E1 The Peaceful GardenNext upAug 28, 2022 · 89 min · ★ 6.8
Synopsis
When a local farmer is found dead, Ridley is called on to assist on an unsolved missing person's case, which leads to a shocking secret.
Guest stars: Kitty Watson (Ella Ridley), Elizabeth Berrington (Jean Dixon), Jennifer Hennessey (Moll Halpin), Amanda Lawrence (Lorna Spalden), Erin Shanagher (Penny Lindsay), Graeme Hawley (Daniel Preston), Caroline Lee-Johnson (Gill Moreland), Conor Lowson (Steve Parry)
- E2 HospitalitySep 4, 2022 · 90 min · ★ 6.0
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When the body of a young woman is found buried in a shallow grave on a bleak Pennine moorland, Carol calls in Ridley to assist with the case, but the victim was not all she seemed as Ridley discovers that she was leading a secret double life.
Guest stars: Kitty Watson (Ella Ridley), Jacqueline Boatswain (Janet Venables), Stephen Boxer (James Mallors), Gerald Kyd (Harry Graylish), Rhiannon Clements (Jenna Noble), Pat Dynowska (Elena Mondelo), Philip Hill-Pearson (Steward Daley), Lucy Thatcher (Debs Graylish)
- E3 SwansongSep 11, 2022 · 89 min · ★ 6.5
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A jazz singer's brother went missing 40 years ago, Ridley decides to help find the brother but the murder of a woman appears to be connected to the case
Guest stars: George Costigan (Ray Trevice), Bryan Dick (Jed Varnham), Joanna Riding (Eve Marbury), Jack Deam (Duncan Darwin), Hopi Grace (Julie Conway), Gary Pillai (Simon Cranfield), Lucy Robinson (Liza Varnham), Tupele Dorgu (Donna)
- E4 The Numbered DaysSep 18, 2022 · 89 min · ★ 6.7
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Ridley and Carol are called out to investigate the death of a man after a fall from his balcony.
Guest stars: Kitty Watson (Ella Ridley), Nico Mirallegro (Callahan Flannery), Suzanne Packer (Dr. Samantha Larsson), JP Conway (Dr. Patrick Elliot), Olivia Pentelow (Rochelle Blaine), Kelly Shirley (Diane Blaine), Conor Deane (Jared Boakes), Marc Geoffrey (Priest)
Cast & crew
Created by Paul Matthew Thompson, Jonathan Fisher
Adrian Dunbar
Bronagh Waugh
Terence Maynard
George Bukhari
Julie Graham
Georgie Glen
Bhavna Limbachia
Tareq Al-JeddalVideos
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MovieGuysSep 2, 2022
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… Read more
surprised to find political correctness's starchy spectre, lurking in the background. Is all of this necessarily a bad thing? Well, that depends on what your expectations are. For myself, I like a little inspiration, an attempt to do something a little different. If you are happy with a predictable watch, this will do. In summary, well acted but bland, Brit crime show.