Plot
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.
Cast
as DI Alex Ridley
as DI Carol Farman
as DCI Paul Goodwin
as DC Darren Lakhan
as Annie Marling
as Dr. Wendy Newstone
as Geri Farman
as Jack Farman
Creator
Network
Status
Returning Series
First Aired Date
August 28, 2022
Last Aired Date
August 25, 2025
Production Companies
West Road Pictures
PBS
Type
Scripted
Number of Season
2
Number of Episodes
8
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Reviews
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 solv…