Adrian Dunbar-Starring ‘Ridley’ Lands PBS Deal – Global Bulletin
variety.comNaman Ramachandran PBS Distribution will be the North American distribution partner for West Road Pictures and All3Media International series “Ridley.” It stars Adrian Dunbar (“Line of Duty”) as Detective Inspector Alex Ridley, who has retired from the police after 20 years of dedicated service.
Now working in a consultancy role, Ridley resumes his partnership with his former protégée, DI Carol Farman (Bronagh Waugh, “Unforgotten”), when she turns to him for help on a complex murder investigation.The series, which consists of four two-hour episodes, is currently filming across Northern England, and will premiere on ITV in the U.K.
It has sold to NPO in the Netherlands, VRT in Flemish Belgium, BritBox for exclusive Australia streaming, Pumpkin TV has China VOD rights, and RLJ Entertainment has secured DVD/Video rights for Australia and New Zealand. “Ridley” is written and created by Paul Matthew Thompson (“Vera”) and co-created by Jonathan Fisher (“Blood”), MD of West Road Pictures, an All3Media company.
Executive producers are Thompson, Fisher and Ingrid Goodwin (“Blood”) and directors are Bryn Higgins, Noreen Kershaw and Paul Gay.Meanwhile, Fremantle-distributed water crisis film “Day Zero,” narrated by Chiwetel Ejiofor, has found homes on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel and Pluto TV to commemorate World Earth Day on April 22.
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