Ridley (TV series)

Ridley
GenrePolice procedural
Crime drama
Created byPaul Matthew Thompson
Written by
  • Paul Matthew Thompson
  • Jonathan Fisher
  • Julia Gilbert
Directed by
Starring
Theme music composerBen Foster
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes8 (list of episodes)
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Production
Executive producerIngrid Goodwin
ProducerJuliet Charlesworth
Production locationsLancashire, Yorkshire
CinematographyTony Coldwell
Running time90 mins (w/out ads)
Production companyWest Road Pictures
Original release
NetworkITV
Release28 August 2022 (2022-08-28) –
present (present)
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Ridley is a British police procedural drama created and written by Paul Matthew Thompson, a screenwriter on the police drama Vera, and Jonathan Fisher. The series is co-produced by Adrian Dunbar who also stars as the title character.

The first of four feature-length mysteries aired on ITV on 28 August 2022.[1][2] 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.[3][4] A second series was commissioned in 2023[5][6] and aired in UK starting Sunday, 15 September 2024.[7]

  1. ^ "Ridley". IMDB. IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference GUARD1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Ridley". sky. Sky UK. 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  5. ^ Craig, David (15 June 2023). "Adrian Dunbar returns for Ridley season 2 as drama gets 4 new episodes". Radio Times. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  6. ^ Stedman, Emily (15 November 2023). "Adrian Dunbar's detective series Ridley has season 2 confirmed". Digital Spy. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Ridley (TV Series 2022– ) - Episode list - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 14 October 2024.