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Filming for Ridley, a new ITV drama fronted by Line of Duty\u2019s<\/a> Adrian Dunbar, kicked off last month in January 2022, starring Dunbar as\u00a0retired detective inspector Alex Ridley, who is coaxed back into the fold as a consultant by his former mentee, Acting DI Carol Farman.<\/p>\n \u201cTurning to her old mentor for support, Carol is keen to access Ridley\u2019s unique insight into crime-solving which has served them so well in the past,\u201d ITV teases. \u201cWith more intriguing cases to solve, Ridley will revive his formidable and successful partnership with Carol.\u201d<\/p>\n Written and created by Vera\u2019s Paul Matthew Thompson, the drama stars Unforgotten\u2019s<\/a> Bronagh Waugh as Carol, who brings on Ridley to assist on cracking a complex murder case, before things take a dark and sinister turn.<\/p>\n Read on for everything you need to know about Ridley.<\/p>\n Ridley began filming at the start of 2022, suggesting we may see the ITV drama on our screens later this year.<\/p>\n Adrian Dunbar said in a statement: \u201cRidley has begun shooting and we really couldn\u2019t be off to a better start.<\/p>\n \u201cDespite the wintry weather, everything from cast and crew right down to the catering is excellent. Bronagh Waugh has stepped into her character\u2019s shoes seamlessly and we have been joined by some great actors with more to come.\u201d<\/p>\n Co-creator Jonathan Fisher added: \u201cIt\u2019s a real thrill for filming to be under way with such a top-rate cast starring alongside Adrian Dunbar and led by a superb production team. We can\u2019t wait to share this absorbing new detective series with our audience.\u201d<\/p> Line of Duty\u2019s Adrian Dunbar plays the title role, alongside Unforgotten\u2019s Bronagh Waugh as DI Carol Farman.<\/p>\n Also rounding out the cast are Time\u2019s Terence Maynard (DCI Paul Goodwin), The A Word\u2019s George Bukhari (DC Darren Lakhan) and The Crown\u2019s Georgie Glen (Dr Wendy Newstone).<\/p>\n Bhavna Limbachia (Citizen Khan), Aidan McArdle (The Trial of Christine Keeler) and Julie Graham (Shetland) are also part of the regular cast.<\/p>\n There\u2019s no trailer yet, but we\u2019ll keep this page updated with any news.<\/p>\n Take a look at the rest of our\u00a0Drama<\/a>\u00a0coverage, or find out what else is on with our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, l<\/strong>isten to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Flora Carr Published: Wednesday, 16 February 2022 at 12:00 am Filming for Ridley, a new ITV drama fronted by Line of Duty\u2019s Adrian Dunbar, kicked off last month in January 2022, starring Dunbar as\u00a0retired detective inspector Alex Ridley, who is coaxed back into the fold as a consultant by his former mentee, Acting DI […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":11236,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/02\/ridley-release-date-speculation-cast-and-latest-news-for-adrian-dunbar-drama.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/02\/ridley-release-date-speculation-cast-and-latest-news-for-adrian-dunbar-drama-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/02\/ridley-release-date-speculation-cast-and-latest-news-for-adrian-dunbar-drama-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/02\/ridley-release-date-speculation-cast-and-latest-news-for-adrian-dunbar-drama.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/02\/ridley-release-date-speculation-cast-and-latest-news-for-adrian-dunbar-drama.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/02\/ridley-release-date-speculation-cast-and-latest-news-for-adrian-dunbar-drama.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/02\/ridley-release-date-speculation-cast-and-latest-news-for-adrian-dunbar-drama.jpg",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Flora Carr Published: Wednesday, 16 February 2022 at 12:00 am Filming for Ridley, a new ITV drama fronted by Line of Duty\u2019s Adrian Dunbar, kicked off last month in January 2022, starring Dunbar as\u00a0retired detective inspector Alex Ridley, who is coaxed back into the fold as a consultant by his former mentee, Acting DI…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/11235"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Ridley release date speculation<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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