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.
Ridley (2022) is a mystery, drama and crime series that premiered on August 28, 2022, spanning 2 seasons and 8 episodes. It stars Adrian Dunbar, Bronagh Waugh, Terence Maynard and George Bukhari. Viewers rate it 6.2 out of 10 across 37 ratings.
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Adrian Dunbar
as DI Alex Ridley
Bronagh Waugh
as DI Carol Farman
Terence Maynard
as DCI Paul Goodwin
George Bukhari
as DC Darren Lakhan
Julie Graham
as Annie Marling
Georgie Glen
as Dr. Wendy Newstone
Bhavna Limbachia
as Geri Farman
Tareq Al-Jeddal
as Jack Farman
Executive produced by Paul Matthew Thompson, Jonathan Fisher and Ingrid Goodwin.
Average viewer score of 6.2/10 from 37 ratings.
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…
Reviewed on September 2, 2022
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Ridley (2022) is available to stream on PBS, PBS Masterpiece Amazon Channel, Thirteen and WETA+, with episodes also available to buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and Fandango At Home. Availability comes from JustWatch data and varies by country.
Ridley has 2 seasons and 8 episodes in total, starting from its premiere on August 28, 2022.
No. Ridley is marked as ended, with the final episode airing on August 25, 2025.
Ridley (2022) stars Adrian Dunbar, Bronagh Waugh, Terence Maynard, George Bukhari and Julie Graham. The full cast list with character names is available in the cast section of this page.
Ridley (2022) is rated 6.2 out of 10 from 37 viewer votes, and suits viewers who like mystery, drama and crime series. Reviews from viewers are collected further down this page.
The official Ridley trailer is embedded in the trailer section of this page and plays instantly in your browser.
