Ridley (TV series)
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| Genre | Police procedural Crime drama |
| Created by | Paul Matthew Thompson |
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| Theme music composer | Ben Foster |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Executive producer | Ingrid Goodwin |
| Producer | Juliet Charlesworth |
| Production locations | Lancashire, Yorkshire |
| Cinematography | Tony Coldwell |
| Running time | 90 mins (w/out ads) |
| Production company | West Road Pictures |
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| Network | ITV |
| Release | 28 August 2022 – 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.