In the new season, Nagra will once again be joined by<\/a> Gemma Whelan as DCI Kerry Henderson, Ian Puleston-Davies as Superintendent Ross Beardsmore, Steve Oram as DS Clive Bottomley, Peter Bankole as DS Kwesi Edmund, and Sam Baker-Jones as DC Liam Payne.<\/p>\n However, this season they will also be joined by a host of new cast members, including Line of Duty<\/a> and Breeders<\/a> star Patrick Baladi and Our House<\/a>\u2018s Dinita Gohil.<\/p>\n Also joining the cast will be\u00a0Witney White (Father Brown<\/a>), Michael Socha (Chernobyl<\/a>), Syreeta Kumar (Apple Tree Yard), Lauren Drummond (Holby City), and Taha Rahim.<\/p>\n The official synopsis for the new six-part season says that it will see DI Ray investigating the murder of a high-profile criminal, but that sensitive ethnic issues relating to the case ignite racial tensions. This causes a personal conflict for Rachita, both as a British Asian woman and as a police officer, and she must fight to prevent a turf war from erupting on the streets of Birmingham.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n Nagra said: \u201cSo thrilled to be back to start work on DI Ray 2. We have an amazing team helming it this season for what looks to be an exciting season.\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile, creator and writer Maya Sondhi said: \u201cI am excited to bring DI Ray back to our screens for a second series that promises to go deeper, darker and [be] more explosive than the last.\u201d<\/p> ITV\u2019s commissioning editor Helen Perry added: \u201cDelighted that DI Ray will be returning to our screens for a second series. Not only is it an adrenaline-fuelled, gripping thriller, it is also a bold and unique police drama that has something to say about contemporary Britain.<\/p>\n \u201cThanks to Maya for creating another nail-biting series, to Parminder who is spell-binding as DI Rachita Ray and to all at HTM Television for delivering another captivating series. I can\u2019t wait for viewers to watch it.\u201d<\/p> ![\"""\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/03\/Patrick-Baladi-plays-Jimmy-Lakewell-in-Line-of-Duty-246fa05.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413"\" "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
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