Ridley (TV series)

Ridley
GenrePolice procedural
Crime drama
Created byPaul Matthew Thompson
Written by
  • Paul Matthew Thompson
  • Jonathan Fisher
  • Julia Gilbert
Directed by
Starring
Theme music composerBen Foster
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producerIngrid Goodwin
ProducerJuliet Charlesworth
Production locationsLancashire, Yorkshire
CinematographyTony Coldwell
Running time90 mins (w/out ads)
Production companyWest Road Pictures
Original release
NetworkITV
Release28 August 2022 (2022-08-28) 
present

Ridley is a British police procedural drama created and written by Paul Matthew Thompson, a screenwriter on the police drama Vera, and Jonathan Fisher. The series is co-produced by Adrian Dunbar, who also stars as the title character.

The first of four feature-length mysteries aired on ITV on 28 August 2022. Filming took place on location, mainly in rural areas in the north of England in Lancashire, the Yorkshire Dales and on the Pennine moors, with some scenes set in Bolton. A second series was commissioned in 2023 and began airing in the United States starting Sunday, 15 September 2024.