OHMYGOSSIP — Adrian Dunbar is to lead the cast of new ITV detective drama ‘Ridley’.
The ‘Line of Duty’ actor – who played Superintendent Ted Hastings in the BBC One show – will portray retiring Detective Inspector Alex Ridley, who has been pushed out of the job he loves.
Adrian said: “I don’t think I’ve ever headed into a production with more excitement and enthusiasm.
“As an actor I know how rare it is to be given such a wonderful opportunity, and the combination of Polly Hill and Chloe Tucker at ITV and Jonathan Fisher at West Road Pictures means we are in both safe and creative hands.
“Jonathan and I worked closely together on the very successful series ‘Blood’, and I’m confident we can bring some of that magic to ‘Ridley’.
“Here’s to getting the team together and developing a show that audiences can find both entertaining and engaging.”
Ridley will be replaced by his former protégée, Acting DI Carol Farman.
She later enlists Ridley as a police consultant on a complex murder case, which takes a dark and unexpected turn, and he is enticed out of retirement into his former role and revives his partnership with Carol.
Paul Matthew Thompson – one of the lead writers of ITV detective drama ‘Vera’ – has written and co-created the drama alongside Jonathan, and both will act as executive producers.
Jonathan said: “I couldn’t be happier to be getting started on ‘Ridley’, as we continue to build the West Road production slate with our second commission for ITV.
“We’re so excited to be teaming up once again with the inimitable Adrian Dunbar, bringing to life Paul Matthew Thompson’s characterful and engaging scripts.
“ITV has a fine tradition of nurturing much-loved detective series, and it’s a real privilege to be bringing ‘Ridley’ to the channel.”
Paul added: “I am thrilled to be working with Jonathan Fisher and West Road Pictures to bring ‘Ridley’ to life for ITV.
“Equally delighted that he’ll be portrayed by the iconic Adrian Dunbar. With his maverick idiosyncrasies, a heart on sleeve empathy and a unique approach to solving crime we hope Ridley will soon join the canon of favourite TV detectives.”
The four, two-hour episodes will begin filming later this autumn.

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