Ridley

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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Seasons

1. The Peaceful Garden

Air Date: 2022-08-28

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.

2. Hospitality

Air Date: 2022-09-04

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.

3. Swansong

Air Date: 2022-09-11

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

4. The Numbered Days

Air Date: 2022-09-18

Ridley and Carol are called out to investigate the death of a man after a fall from his balcony.

1. A Sleeping Tiger

Air Date: 2025-08-10

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.

2. The Hollow Tree

Air Date: 2025-08-17

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.

3. Fool for Love

Air Date: 2025-08-24

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.

4. The Memory Jar

Air Date: 2025-08-25

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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