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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Episodes
1. The Peaceful Garden
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.
2. Hospitality
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.
3. Swansong
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
4. The Numbered Days
Ridley and Carol are called out to investigate the death of a man after a fall from his balcony.
Cast & Crew
Adrian Dunbar
DI Alex Ridley
Bronagh Waugh
DI Carol Farman
Terence Maynard
DCI Paul Goodwin
George Bukhari
DC Darren Lakhan
Julie Graham
Annie Marling
Georgie Glen
Dr. Wendy Newstone
Bhavna Limbachia
Geri Farman
Tareq Al-Jeddal
Jack Farman
Story & Production Details
Reviews & Thoughts
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. 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.
