The four-part series boasts Line of Duty<\/a> boss Jed Mercurio as an executive producer, and if quotes from the new show\u2019s creator Maya Sondhi are anything to go by, it looks like we can expect some twists and turns that wouldn\u2019t be out of place in the hit BBC drama.<\/p>\n Sondhi \u2013 who herself starred in Line of Duty as Maneet Bindra \u2013 said that it had been \u201camazing\u201d to work with Mercurio, and hinted that he had been a real guiding influence for the show.<\/p> \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cMy strength is dialogue, but I\u2019m not really too good with story, whereas he\u2019s so good at plotting things, and at twists,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n \u201cI could just write two people talking in a room for hours, but I\u2019ve learned so much from Jed about how to hook in audiences and keep them watching.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are probably a few \u2018Jed-influenced\u2019 plot twists in there \u2013 not red herrings, or \u2018Jed herrings\u2019 as we call them, but hopefully a few surprises,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n According to a synopsis for the series, Rachita Ray is a Leicester-born police officer \u201cwho takes on a case that forces her to confront a lifelong personal conflict between her British identity and her South Asian heritage\u201d.<\/p>\n The drama also stars Gemma Whelan (Game of Thrones, Killing Eve), Jamie Bamber (Battlestar Galactica, Law & Order: UK), and Maanuv Thiara (Landscapers), while Audrey Cooke and Alex Pillai serve as series directors.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a project which is deeply personal for me as a British Asian Brummie woman,\u201d Sondhi said of the show. \u201cIt\u2019s only in the past 10 years or so I\u2019ve really been able to truly embrace my heritage. So much of this show is my story and in telling it honestly, I hope others from all different backgrounds will relate.\u201d<\/p>\n DI Ray will debut on ITV on Monday 2nd May 2022.\u00a0 For more to watch, check out more of our\u00a0Drama<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.\u00a0<\/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> with Jane Garvey.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n By Patrick Cremona Published: Thursday, 21 April 2022 at 12:00 am New crime drama DI Ray arrives on ITV early next month \u2013 with Bend It Like Beckham star Parminder Nagra taking on the title role as Birmingham-based police officer Rachita Ray. 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