Speaking with RadioTimes.com<\/a> and other press ahead of the new series, Dunbar explained how Ridley\u2019s backstory will play into the episodic detective drama, saying that audiences are unlikely to \u201cimmediately warm to him\u201d.<\/p>\n Dunbar said: \u201cRidley<\/span> is a guy who\u2019s worked at the top end of policing most of his life and then finds himself in a reasonably big northern English town and working towards his retirement. Unfortunately for him there\u2019s a tragedy that happens towards the end of his policing days, and his wife and daughter are tragically killed in a house fire.<\/p>\n \u201cOne of the things that occurs throughout all this series is this relationship he has with the person who\u2019s been put in prison for that crime. And that\u2019s a very strange element to the piece that plays itself out across the four episodes.\u201d<\/p>\n Dunbar continued: \u201cRidley<\/span> finds himself isolated and alone after the death of his wife but of course isolation is not really good for anybody\u2019s head and something happens at the start of episode 1 that brings him back into the world of work.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat\u2019s interesting, I think, is that through the series he does find a lot of empathy for other people who are, like himself, in some kind of grief. So he\u2019s a complicated character, you don\u2019t immediately warm to him. I think it\u2019s going to take a little bit of time for us to sort of understand where he\u2019s coming from.\u201d<\/p> Dunbar also spoke about how the show differs from some other current crime dramas, explaining that Ridley is a darker series than many.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cWe\u2019ve got a wonderful writer in Paul Matthew Thompson, who writes for Vera<\/a>. I think this show\u2019s slightly darker than some of the other things that are out there, I think it is a bit grittier. I think being set in the north of England helps in that respect.\u201d<\/p>\n Ridley also stars Bronagh Waugh (Unforgotten<\/a>), Terence Maynard (Time<\/a>), George Bukhari (The A Word<\/a>) and Georgie Glen (The Crown<\/a>) and starts on ITV later this month.<\/p>\n Ridley will air on ITV on Sunday 28th August 2022.\u00a0<\/strong>If you\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>. Visit our\u00a0Drama<\/a>\u00a0hub for all the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a> with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n By James Hibbs Published: Monday, 22 August 2022 at 12:00 am Line of Duty\u2019s Adrian Dunbar is returning to the world of policing for his new ITV drama Ridley\u00a0in which he plays the title character, a retired detective inspector with a tragic past. 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