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Ridley (2022)
Popularity 10.6
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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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Adrian DunbarDI Alex Ridley
Bronagh WaughDI Carol Farman
Terence MaynardDCI Paul Goodwin
George BukhariDC Darren Lakhan
Julie GrahamAnnie Marling
Georgie GlenDr. Wendy Newstone
Bhavna LimbachiaGeri Farman
Tareq Al-JeddalJack Farman
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Ingrid GoodwinExecutive Producer
Jonathan FisherExecutive Producer
Juliet CharlesworthProducer
Paul Matthew ThompsonExecutive Producer
ARTWORK GALLERY
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Series 1
4 episodes · First aired 2022-08-28 · ★ 6.5
E01
The Peaceful Garden
2022-08-28 · 89 min
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.
E02
Hospitality
2022-09-04 · 90 min
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.
E03
Swansong
2022-09-11 · 89 min
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
E04
The Numbered Days
2022-09-18 · 89 min
Ridley and Carol are called out to investigate the death of a man after a fall from his balcony.
Series 2
4 episodes · First aired 2025-08-10 · ★ 9.0
E01
A Sleeping Tiger
2025-08-10 · 90 min
Ridley investigates a jewellery heist that turns into a murder case, working with an undercover source whose cover soon risks being compromised. Ridley checks out the manager of the jewellery company, thinking it could've been an inside job.
E02
The Hollow Tree
2025-08-17 · 90 min
When a decomposed body is discovered deep in the woods, Ridley unearths a connection to a cold case. Ridley brings disgraced ex-copper Jean Dixon back to investigate. Jean's personal life with her new boyfriend Ross soon becomes compromised.
E03
Fool for Love
2025-08-24 · 89 min
A man is shot dead during an illegal rave on a building site. Ridley and the team investigate, bringing them into the murky world of the victim's wealthy family who hold a closely guarded secret. Carol becomes worried about her son Jack.
E04
The Memory Jar
2025-08-25 · 90 min
In the serene village of Colden Vale, the tranquillity is shattered when Tara Dunning, a beloved local wife and mother, mysteriously vanishes. Ridley and Carol investigate and must locate her before it's too late, but a chilling discovery soon alters the course of their inquiry.
