Ridley

Ridley

Ended First aired 28/Aug/2022 United Kingdom English 2 season(s) 12 episode(s)
MysteryDramaCrime
Retired Detective Inspector Alex Ridley is lured back into service as a consultant detective when his former protégée, Carol Farman, needs help cracking a complex murder case.
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Season 2 · Series 2
8 episode(s) · Air date: 10/Aug/2025
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S2E8
The Memory Jar Part 2
Air date: 03/Nov/2024 · Runtime: 47 min
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Following the shocking discovery of a body in Colden Vale village, Ridley intensifies his efforts to unravel the mystery of what happened to missing wife and mother Tara Dunning. Along with Carol and the team, Ridley races against time to prevent further tragedies before it's too late.

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Following the shocking discovery of a body in Colden Vale village, Ridley intensifies his efforts to unravel the mystery of what happened to missing wife and mother Tara Dunning. Along with Carol and the team, Ridley races against time to prevent further tragedies before it's too late.

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S2E7
The Memory Jar Part 1
Air date: 27/Oct/2024 · Runtime: 49 min
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In the serene village of Colden Vale, the tranquility is shattered when Tara Dunning, a beloved local wife and mother, mysteriously vanishes. Ridley and Carol investigate and must locate her before it's too late, but a chilling discovery soon alters the course of their inquiry.

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In the serene village of Colden Vale, the tranquility is shattered when Tara Dunning, a beloved local wife and mother, mysteriously vanishes. Ridley and Carol investigate and must locate her before it's too late, but a chilling discovery soon alters the course of their inquiry.

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S2E6
Fool For Love Part 2
Air date: 20/Oct/2024 · Runtime: 47 min
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With Carol off the case, Ridley races to discover who shot Oliver in the hope of protecting Jack from becoming the team's prime suspect. But things take a turn for the worse when Ridley finds the murder weapon hidden in a shocking location.

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With Carol off the case, Ridley races to discover who shot Oliver in the hope of protecting Jack from becoming the team's prime suspect. But things take a turn for the worse when Ridley finds the murder weapon hidden in a shocking location.

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S2E5
Fool For Love Part 1
Air date: 13/Oct/2024 · Runtime: 48 min
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A man is shot dead during an illegal rave on a building site. Ridley and the team investigate, bringing them into the murky world of the victim's wealthy family who hold a closely guarded secret. Carol becomes worried about her son Jack.

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A man is shot dead during an illegal rave on a building site. Ridley and the team investigate, bringing them into the murky world of the victim's wealthy family who hold a closely guarded secret. Carol becomes worried about her son Jack.

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S2E4
The Memory Jar
Air date: 25/Aug/2025 · Runtime: 90 min
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In the serene village of Colden Vale, the tranquillity is shattered when Tara Dunning, a beloved local wife and mother, mysteriously vanishes. Ridley and Carol investigate and must locate her before it's too late, but a chilling discovery soon alters the course of their inquiry.

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In the serene village of Colden Vale, the tranquillity is shattered when Tara Dunning, a beloved local wife and mother, mysteriously vanishes. Ridley and Carol investigate and must locate her before it's too late, but a chilling discovery soon alters the course of their inquiry.

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S2E3
Fool for Love
Air date: 24/Aug/2025 · Runtime: 89 min
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A man is shot dead during an illegal rave on a building site. Ridley and the team investigate, bringing them into the murky world of the victim's wealthy family who hold a closely guarded secret. Carol becomes worried about her son Jack.

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A man is shot dead during an illegal rave on a building site. Ridley and the team investigate, bringing them into the murky world of the victim's wealthy family who hold a closely guarded secret. Carol becomes worried about her son Jack.

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S2E2
The Hollow Tree
Air date: 17/Aug/2025 · Runtime: 90 min
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When a decomposed body is discovered deep in the woods, Ridley unearths a connection to a cold case. Ridley brings disgraced ex-copper Jean Dixon back to investigate. Jean's personal life with her new boyfriend Ross soon becomes compromised.

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When a decomposed body is discovered deep in the woods, Ridley unearths a connection to a cold case. Ridley brings disgraced ex-copper Jean Dixon back to investigate. Jean's personal life with her new boyfriend Ross soon becomes compromised.

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S2E1
A Sleeping Tiger
Air date: 10/Aug/2025 · Runtime: 90 min
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Ridley investigates a jewellery heist that turns into a murder case, working with an undercover source whose cover soon risks being compromised. Ridley checks out the manager of the jewellery company, thinking it could've been an inside job.

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Ridley investigates a jewellery heist that turns into a murder case, working with an undercover source whose cover soon risks being compromised. Ridley checks out the manager of the jewellery company, thinking it could've been an inside job.

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Season 1 · Series 1
4 episode(s) · Air date: 28/Aug/2022
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S1E3
Swansong
Air date: 11/Sep/2022 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 89 min
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A jazz singer's brother went missing 40 years ago, Ridley decides to help find the brother but the murder of a woman appears to be connected to the case

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A jazz singer's brother went missing 40 years ago, Ridley decides to help find the brother but the murder of a woman appears to be connected to the case

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Hospitality
Air date: 04/Sep/2022 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 90 min
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When the body of a young woman is found buried in a shallow grave on a bleak Pennine moorland, Carol calls in Ridley to assist with the case, but the victim was not all she seemed as Ridley discovers that she was leading a secret double life.

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When the body of a young woman is found buried in a shallow grave on a bleak Pennine moorland, Carol calls in Ridley to assist with the case, but the victim was not all she seemed as Ridley discovers that she was leading a secret double life.

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The Peaceful Garden
Air date: 28/Aug/2022 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 89 min
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When a local farmer is found dead, Ridley is called on to assist on an unsolved missing person's case, which leads to a shocking secret.

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When a local farmer is found dead, Ridley is called on to assist on an unsolved missing person's case, which leads to a shocking secret.

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Adrian Dunbar
Adrian Dunbar
DI Alex Ridley
Bronagh Waugh
Bronagh Waugh
DI Carol Farman
Terence Maynard
Terence Maynard
DCI Paul Goodwin
George Bukhari
George Bukhari
DC Darren Lakhan
Julie Graham
Julie Graham
Annie Marling
Georgie Glen
Georgie Glen
Dr. Wendy Newstone
Bhavna Limbachia
Bhavna Limbachia
Geri Farman
Tareq Al-Jeddal
Tareq Al-Jeddal
Jack Farman
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Jacquetta May
Kate Ridley
Aidan McArdle
Aidan McArdle
Michael Flannery
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Kitty Watson
Ella Ridley
Elizabeth Berrington
Elizabeth Berrington
Jean Dixon
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Jennifer Hennessey
Moll Halpin
Amanda Lawrence
Amanda Lawrence
Lorna Spalden
Erin Shanagher
Erin Shanagher
Penny Lindsay
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Graeme Hawley
Daniel Preston
Caroline Lee-Johnson
Caroline Lee-Johnson
Gill Moreland
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Conor Lowson
Steve Parry

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Adrian Dunbar
Adrian Dunbar
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Germaine Sweet
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Ingrid Goodwin
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Jonathan Fisher
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Paul Matthew Thompson
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Andy Kitching
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Juliet Charlesworth
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Julia Gilbert
Writer

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