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Ridley

Sun, Aug 28, 2022
  • Mystery
  • Drama
  • Crime
Series · Synopsis

Synopsis

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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  • PBS↗
  • PBS Masterpiece Amazon Channel↗
  • Thirteen↗
  • WETA+↗
Cast

Top of the call sheet

  • Adrian Dunbar
    Adrian Dunbar
    as DI Alex Ridley
  • Bronagh Waugh
    Bronagh Waugh
    as DI Carol Farman
  • Terence Maynard
    Terence Maynard
    as DCI Paul Goodwin
  • George Bukhari
    George Bukhari
    as DC Darren Lakhan
  • Julie Graham
    Julie Graham
    as Annie Marling
  • Georgie Glen
    Georgie Glen
    as Dr. Wendy Newstone
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Episodes

2 seasons · 12 episodes

Running · 12 aired
Season 1
4 episodes · 4 aired
▾
  • E1
    The Peaceful Garden
    Aired · Sun, Aug 28, 2022 · 120m

    When a local farmer is found dead, retired detective Alex Ridley is called upon by his former colleague and protegee DI Carol Farman to assist on an unsolved missing person's case. As they delve deeper, they uncover another body, and a shocking secret.

  • E2
    Hospitality
    Aired · Sun, Sep 4, 2022 · 120m

    Carol calls in Ridley to assist with the case when the body of a young woman is found buried in a shallow grave on a bleak Pennine moorland, but the victim was not all she seemed as the former detective discovers that she was leading a secret double life.

  • E3
    Swansong
    Aired · Sun, Sep 11, 2022 · 115m

    After a chance encounter with jazz singer Eve Marbury, the former detective agrees to help find her brother, who has been missing for 40 years. When a woman is found dead, dark secrets that have been buried for decades begin to emerge.

  • E4
    The Numbered Days
    Aired · Sun, Sep 18, 2022 · 115m

    Alex and Carol are called out to look into the death of a man who seemingly fell from his balcony. During the investigation, the retired detective makes a shocking discovery that links the current case with the arson attack that killed his family.

Season 2
8 episodes · 8 aired
▾
  • E1
    A Sleeping Tiger Part 1
    Aired · Sun, Sep 15, 2024 · 50m

    Ridley investigates a jewelry 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 jewelry company, thinking it could've been an inside job.

  • E2
    A Sleeping Tiger Part 2
    Aired · Sun, Sep 22, 2024 · 47m

    Ridley and Carol are close to cracking the murder of a local man. Their leads unveils connections to a stud farm, a drug dealer, and a wealthy businessman. The missing piece is held by an unlikely person with a closely guarded secret.

  • E3
    The Hollow Tree Part 1
    Aired · Sun, Sep 29, 2024 · 49m

    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 new boyfriend Ross soon becomes compromised.

  • E4
    The Hollow Tree Part 2
    Aired · Sun, Oct 6, 2024 · 48m

    Ridley's investigation into the body found in a hollow tree leads him to suspect different men in the victim's life. When another body is found murdered, with links to disgraced ex-copper Jean Dixon, the pressure builds to find the killer.

  • E5
    Fool For Love Part 1
    Aired · Sun, Oct 13, 2024 · 48m

    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.

  • E6
    Fool For Love Part 2
    Aired · Sun, Oct 20, 2024 · 47m

    With Carol off the case, Ridley races to discover who shot Oliver in the hope of protecting Jack from becoming the team's prime suspect. But things take a turn for the worse when Ridley finds the murder weapon hidden in a shocking location.

  • E7
    The Memory Jar Part 1
    Aired · Sun, Oct 27, 2024 · 49m

    In the serene village of Colden Vale, the tranquility 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.

  • E8
    The Memory Jar Part 2
    Aired · Sun, Nov 3, 2024 · 47m

    Following the shocking discovery of a body in Colden Vale village, Ridley intensifies his efforts to unravel the mystery of what happened to missing wife and mother Tara Dunning. Along with Carol and the team, Ridley races against time to prevent further tragedies before it's too late.