Ridley
★ 6.2 · 2022 · Mystery · Drama · Crime
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.
Episodes
1. The Peaceful Garden89m · 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. Hospitality90m · 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. Swansong89m · 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 Days89m · Ridley and Carol are called out to investigate the death of a man after a fall from his balcony.More Like This
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