{"id":36099,"date":"2023-08-24T16:15:54","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T14:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1878558"},"modified":"2023-08-24T21:00:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T19:00:37","slug":"doctor-who-star-sacha-dhawan-cast-in-new-bbc-crime-drama-virdee","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-star-sacha-dhawan-cast-in-new-bbc-crime-drama-virdee\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who star Sacha Dhawan cast in new BBC crime drama Virdee"},"content":{"rendered":"

The six-part detective series is based on A A Dhand\u2019s crime novels. <\/p>

By Morgan Jeffery\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 24 August 2023 at 14:15 PM<\/p>

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Sacha Dhawan is to play the title role in new BBC detective series Virdee.<\/p>\n

The six-part drama is based on A A Dhand\u2019s crime novels<\/a> following Detective Harry Virdee, a Bradford cop disowned by his Sikh family for marrying Saima, who is Muslim.<\/p>\n

With his personal life in chaos, Virdee must hunt down a killer targeting the Asian community.<\/p>\n

The series synopsis reads: \u201cWhen the murderer kidnaps a local MP\u2019s daughter in Bradford and holds the entire city to ransom, Harry realises that he is going to need the help of his brother-in-law Riaz, a drugs kingpin who runs the largest cartel in the county.<\/p>\n

\u201cPulled together in an alliance that could ruin them both, Harry must make a choice: save himself and his family or save his city. He will not be able to do both.\u201d<\/p>

A A Dhand said: \u201cLike me, DCI Harry Virdee is a proud Brit who dreams big, and whilst he is passionate about his heritage, it is not something which solely defines him.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe refuses to be shackled by the past and believes in merging worlds, cultures and identities; no matter the cost. Hey, aim big or go home \u2013 this is Yorkshire.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Virdee author A A Dhand.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Virdee \u2013 which will be available on BBC One and BBC iPlayer \u2013 was announced today by Lindsay Salt, director of BBC Drama, at the Edinburgh TV Festival\u2019s Spotlight on the BBC session.<\/p>\n

\u201cVirdee is a powerful and gripping detective story but at its heart are two people in love and their struggle to be accepted as a couple,\u201d said Salt. \u201cWith Sacha in the lead role of Harry and Bradford providing the perfect backdrop, I can\u2019t wait for viewers to be captivated by this series.\u201d<\/p>\n

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