Where was Ridley filmed? Lancashire and Yorkshire filming locations for ITV drama starring Adrian Dunbar

Since it began back in 2012, Line of Duty cemented itself as one of the best crime dramas on TV, with Northern Irish actor Adrian Dunbar becoming a familiar face as Superintendent Ted Hastings.

There’s nothing better than getting stuck into a good detective story, and so fans of Line of Duty will be pleased to hear that Dunbar has returned to our screens in ITV’s new show Ridley.

This is what you need to know about the new ITV programme - including where it was filmed.

What is Ridley?

Ridley is a new detective drama from ITV, starring Adrian Dunbar (Line of Duty, Blood) as the retired Detective Alex Ridley who, now working in a consultancy role, resumes his partnership with former protégée DI Carol Farman, played by Bronagh Waugh (Our House, Viewpoint), who is now in charge of investigations.

ITV says: “When he’s enlisted by Carol as a police consultant on a complex and compelling murder case, the investigation takes a dark and unexpected turn. Turning to her old mentor for support, Carol is keen to access Ridley’s unique insight into crime-solving which has served them so well in the past.

“With more intriguing cases to solve, Ridley will revive his formidable and successful partnership with Carol.

“Inspired by real life retired detectives re-joining police forces in a consultancy role given increasingly over-stretched resources, Ridley will explore thought provoking crime stories in an original and distinctive way.”

The rest of the core cast for ITV drama includes:

• Terence Maynard (Sherwood, The Witcher) as DCI Paul Goodwin
• George Bukhari (Coronation Street, Years and Years) as DC Darren Lakhan
• Georgie Glen (Call the Midwife, The Larkins) as pathologist Dr Wendy Newstone
• Julie Graham (Shetland, Queens of Mystery) as Annie Marling
• Aidan McArdle (The Holiday, Red Election) as Michael Flannery
• Bhavna Limbachia (Citizen Khan, Cuffs) as Geri Farman
• Tareq Al-Jeddal (Coronation Street) as Jack Farman

Ridley comes from co-creators Paul Matthew Thompson, one of the lead writers of the ITV detective drama Vera, and Jonathan Fisher (Blood, Penance).

Each of the four episodes are produced by Juliet Charlesworth (Happy Valley, Scott & Bailey), with episodes one, two and four written by Thompson and episode three by Julia Gilbert (Agatha Raisin, Midsomer Murders).

Where was Ridley filmed?

In January earlier this year, Ridley began filming in Lancashire, with scenes for the show shot at Todmorden Wind Farm near Rossendale.

At the time, a notice about the filming was sent to local residents, which said: “I am writing to let you know that a brand new ITV drama - entitled Ridley - will be heading to Todmorden Wind Farm, on Monday 25th and Tuesday 27 January 2022, to film scenes for the show.”

The notice also said that the production crew would also “be using a flat for a few scenes in episode two”.

ITV has said that filming for Ridley took place across Northern England, with the Bolton News reporting that the cast and crew had been spotted shooting on Le Mans Crescent.

According to the article, “people could be seen dressed up as barristers on the street”.

When is it on TV?

The first of the four episodes of Ridley aired on ITV on Sunday 28 August at 8pm. Each episode is two hours long, and will end at 10pm.

If you can’t watch Ridley as it’s airing, you’ll be able to catch up on the ITV Hub.