The “singing detective” will return. <\/p>
Adrian Dunbar will return for a second season of detective drama Ridley, ITV confirmed today.<\/p>\n
The Line of Duty<\/a> star plays the titular role of Alex Ridley, a retired detective inspector who returns to the force as a consultant, adding his insight to various complex cases.<\/p>\n He strikes up a working partnership with former colleague Carol Farman (played by Bronagh Waugh), with their bond to be \u201ctested\u201d in season 2, according to the series writer.<\/p>\n Adrian Dunbar said: \u201cThere can be no greater endorsement of hard work and talent than the recommission of a series and, to that end, we have to thank ITV and the British public for taking to Ridley in such numbers.<\/p> \u201cWe shall certainly work just as hard to keep the standard we have set and I look forward to developing Ridley as a character over the next four episodes.\u201d<\/p>\n Ridley season 2 will consist of four two-hour films, with Paul Matthew Thompson (Shakespeare & Hathaway), Julia Gilbert (Midsomer Murders) and Michael Bhim (Vera) handling writing duties.<\/p>\n \u201cAdrian Dunbar\u2019s brilliant portrayal struck a chord with ITV viewers, and I can\u2019t wait to share what happens next, as the singing detective settles into his new role of Copelton Police Consultant,\u201d added Thompson.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cRidley\u2019s unique and idiosyncratic approach to crime solving will once more be at the forefront of each feature length investigation. His animated partnership with DI Carol Farman will be tested, as together they set out to solve some dark and unsettling crimes.\u201d<\/p>\n Ridley season 1 was ITV\u2019s fourth biggest drama launch of 2022, with the premiere reaching 7.1 million viewers and the series average settling at a sturdy 6.3 million.<\/p>\n Ridley season 2 is coming soon. Catch up on ITVX. Check out more of our Drama<\/a> coverage or visit our TV Guide<\/a> and Streaming Guide<\/a> to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n Take part in\u00a0the Screen Test<\/a>, a project from Radio Times and the Universities of Sussex and Brighton, to explore the role of television and audio in our lives.<\/b><\/p>\n Try Radio Times magazine today and get 12 issues for only \u00a31 with delivery to your home \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0<\/strong>The Radio Times Podcast<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n The “singing detective” will return. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":33834,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/06\/adrian-dunbar-returns-for-ridley-season-2-as-drama-gets-4-new-episodes.jpg",2000,1333,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/06\/adrian-dunbar-returns-for-ridley-season-2-as-drama-gets-4-new-episodes-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/06\/adrian-dunbar-returns-for-ridley-season-2-as-drama-gets-4-new-episodes-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/06\/adrian-dunbar-returns-for-ridley-season-2-as-drama-gets-4-new-episodes-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/06\/adrian-dunbar-returns-for-ridley-season-2-as-drama-gets-4-new-episodes-1024x682.jpg",800,533,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/06\/adrian-dunbar-returns-for-ridley-season-2-as-drama-gets-4-new-episodes-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/06\/adrian-dunbar-returns-for-ridley-season-2-as-drama-gets-4-new-episodes.jpg",2000,1333,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":"The \"singing detective\" will return.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/33833"}],"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\/33834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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