{"id":16721,"date":"2022-04-21T09:51:27","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T13:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/pbs-distribution-boards-detective-drama-ridley\/"},"modified":"2022-04-21T11:59:11","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T15:59:11","slug":"pbs-distribution-boards-detective-drama-ridley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/pbs-distribution-boards-detective-drama-ridley\/","title":{"rendered":"PBS Distribution Boards Detective Drama Ridley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>All3Media International has secured a new distribution deal with PBS Distribution for the detective drama <em>Ridley<\/em>, produced by West Road Pictures.<\/p>\n<p>Per the deal, PBS Distribution will represent the series in North America. It has already been presold in Europe, China, Australia and New Zealand. Starring Adrian Dunbar (<em>Line of Duty<\/em>, <em>Blood<\/em>) in the title role, <em>Ridley<\/em> is slated to premiere on ITV in the U.K.<\/p>\n<p>Produced in association with All3Media International, <em>Ridley<\/em> centers on Detective Inspector Alex Ridley, who has retired from the police after 20 years. Now working in a consultancy role, his former prot\u00e9g\u00e9e DI Carol Farman (Bronagh Waugh; <em>Unforgotten<\/em>, <em>The Fall<\/em>) turns to him for help on a complex murder investigation.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Dunbar, <em>Ridley<\/em> stars Terence Maynard (<em>Time<\/em>, <em>Coronation Street<\/em>), George Bukhari (<em>Years and Years<\/em>, <em>The A Word<\/em>), Georgie Glen (<em>The Crown<\/em>, <em>Call the Midwife<\/em>), Bhavna Limbachia (<em>Citizen Khan<\/em>, <em>Coronation Street<\/em>), Aidan McArdle (<em>The Holiday<\/em>, <em>The Trial of Christine Keeler<\/em>) and Julie Graham (<em>Shetland<\/em>, <em>Penance<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p><em>Ridley<\/em> is written and created by Paul Matthew Thompson (<em>Vera<\/em>). It is co-created by Jonathan Fisher (<em>Blood<\/em>, <em>Hollington Drive<\/em>), managing director of West Road Pictures. Executive producers are Matthew Thompson, Fisher and Ingrid Goodwin (<em>Blood<\/em>, <em>Penance<\/em>), and directors are Bryn Higgins, Noreen Kershaw and Paul Gay.<\/p>\n<p>Available as four two-hour episodes, <em>Ridley<\/em> is set to air on NPO in the Netherlands, and VRT will air it in Flemish Belgium. BritBox has secured exclusive rights in Australia, Pumpkin TV has signed VOD rights for China, and RLJ Entertainment has secured DVD\/video rights for Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>Sally Habbershaw, executive VP for the Americas at All3Media International, said, \u201cWe\u2019re delighted to welcome PBS Distribution on board as our U.S. partner on <em>Ridley<\/em>\u00a0and to also announce a host of further deals with these early presales. With its top-notch cast and crew, engaging stories and flexible duration options\u2014two-hour dramas are always in particularly strong demand internationally\u2014<em>Ridley<\/em> promises to be an exciting new original prime-time drama for global audiences. West Road Pictures has assembled a superb lineup of talent whose credits include some of the most successful detective dramas on TV in recent years, so we can\u2019t wait to see Adrian Dunbar and Bronagh Waugh bring these compelling characters and investigations to life.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All3Media International has secured a new distribution deal with PBS Distribution for the detective drama Ridley, produced by West Road Pictures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1033,"featured_media":16722,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[314,2714],"class_list":["post-16721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-all3media-international","tag-pbs-distribution","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>PBS Distribution Boards Detective Drama Ridley - TVDRAMA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/pbs-distribution-boards-detective-drama-ridley\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"PBS Distribution Boards Detective Drama Ridley - TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"All3Media International has secured a new distribution deal with PBS Distribution for the detective drama Ridley, produced by West Road Pictures.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/pbs-distribution-boards-detective-drama-ridley\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-04-21T13:51:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-04-21T15:59:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/07\/RIDLEY-All3-PBS-west-road-0422.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Chelsea Regan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Chelsea Regan\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/pbs-distribution-boards-detective-drama-ridley\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/pbs-distribution-boards-detective-drama-ridley\/\",\"name\":\"PBS Distribution Boards Detective Drama Ridley - TVDRAMA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-04-21T13:51:27+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-04-21T15:59:11+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/2a2c6d8fb3c7c8b4220b8877ecffb79a\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/pbs-distribution-boards-detective-drama-ridley\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/pbs-distribution-boards-detective-drama-ridley\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/pbs-distribution-boards-detective-drama-ridley\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"PBS Distribution Boards Detective Drama Ridley\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\",\"name\":\"TVDRAMA\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/2a2c6d8fb3c7c8b4220b8877ecffb79a\",\"name\":\"Chelsea Regan\",\"description\":\"Chelsea Regan is the managing editor of World Screen. 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