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. It is produced by Juliet Charlesworth (4 episodes), Adrian Dunbar, associate producer (episodes 1, 2), and

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, line producer (4 episodes). The first of the 120-minute feature-length mysteries aired on ITV on 28 August 2022.

Synopsis

The series stars Adrian Dunbar in the role of Alex Ridley. The former

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is brought back in as a consultant 18 months after an early retirement due to a nervous breakdown from having to come to terms with the loss of his wife and daughter in a house fire. He spends some of his retirement time as a pianist and singer in a jazz club of which he is a co-owner. He assists former colleague Carol Farman (Bronagh Waugh), newly promoted to detective inspector.

Episodes

Episode 1: ''The Peaceful Garden'' written by Jonathan Fisher and Paul Matthew Thompson. Directed by Bryn Higgins. Aired on ITV, 28 August 2022.
Tasked with solving a complex crime, Ridley investigates the murder of a sheep farmer, and the connections with the disappearance of a young child many years previously, and a convicted sex offender. Episode 2: ''Hospitality'' written by Jonathan Fisher and Paul Matthew Thompson. Directed by Noreen Kershaw. Aired on ITV, 4 September 2022.
In a new case for DI Carol Farman, Ridley is asked to help with an investigation when the body of a young woman is discovered buried on the moors. Episode 3: ''Swansong'' written by Julia Gilbert. Directed by Paul Gay. Aired on ITV, 11 September 2022.
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. Episode 4: ''The Numbered Days'' written by Jonathan Fisher, Paul Matthew Thompson. Directed by Paul Gay. Aired on ITV, September 18, 2022
A man falls to his death from a balcony. DI Carol Farman and Ridley investigate.

Core cast

* Adrian Dunbar as Alex Ridley * George Bukhari as DC Darren Lakhan *

Bronagh Waugh Bronagh Waugh (born 6 October 1982) is an actress from Northern Ireland. She played Cheryl Brady in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' from 2009 to 2013. At the 2010 British Soap Awards, Waugh was nominated for awards for Best Newcomer, B ...

as DI Carol Farman *

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as Dr. Wendy Newstone *

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as DCI Paul Goodwin *

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as Annie Marling * Bhavna Limbachia as Geri Farman

Guest stars

Joanna Riding Joanna Riding (born Joanne Riding; 9 November 1967) is an English actress. For her work in West End musicals, she has won two Laurence Olivier Awards, and has been nominated for three others. Early life Riding was born in Preston, Lancashire, ...

as Eve Marbury, a jazz singer (episode 3).

Production

Filming took place on location, mainly in rural areas in the north of England in

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, the

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and on the Pennine moors, with some scenes set in Bolton.

References

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*{{IMDb title, tt14772170 2022 British television series debuts 2020s British crime drama television series 2020s British police procedural television series 2020s British mystery television series English-language television shows ITV crime dramas Television series by All3Media Television shows set in Yorkshire