{"id":18633,"date":"2023-05-05T09:33:52","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T13:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/d-ray-season-two-works\/"},"modified":"2023-05-05T09:33:52","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T13:33:52","slug":"d-i-ray-season-two-in-the-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/d-i-ray-season-two-in-the-works\/","title":{"rendered":"D.I. Ray Season Two in the Works"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Filming is underway on the second season of the drama <em>D.I. Ray<\/em>, created by Maya Sondhi and produced by Jed Mercurio.<\/p>\n<p>A further six episodes have been commissioned. Season two of the ITV1 drama will again feature Parminder Nagra (<em>Maternal<\/em>, <em>Blacklist<\/em>, <em>ER<\/em>) in the lead role of Detective Inspector Rachita Ray.<\/p>\n<p>The second season also features returning cast members Gemma Whelan (<em>The Tower<\/em>, <em>Gentleman Jack<\/em>, <em>Game of Thrones<\/em>) as DCI Kerry Henderson, Ian Puleston-Davies (<em>The Bay<\/em>, <em>Archie<\/em>) as Superintendent Ross Beardsmore, Steve Oram (<em>The End of the F***ing World<\/em>) as DS Clive Bottomley, Peter Bankole (<em>The Chelsea Detective<\/em>) as DS Kwesi Edmund and Sam Baker-Jones (<em>The Walk-In<\/em>) as DC Liam Payne.<\/p>\n<p>New cast includes Patrick Baladi (<em>Breeders<\/em>, <em>Line of Duty<\/em>) as DI Patrick Holden, Dinita Gohil (<em>Our House<\/em>) as Anita Choudhry, Witney White (<em>Father Brown<\/em>) as DC Charlene Ellis, Michael Socha (<em>Big Boys Don\u2019t Cry<\/em>, <em>Chernobyl<\/em>) as Dave Chapman, Syreeta Kumar (<em>Apple Tree Yard<\/em>) as Sharan Mochani, Lauren Drummond (<em>Holby City<\/em>) as Suzie Chapman and Taha Rahim as Ravinder \u2018Rav\u2019 Mochani.<\/p>\n<p>The six-part series has been written by Sondhi (<em>Mount Pleasant<\/em>, <em>The Kumars, Ackley Bridge<\/em>, <em>EastEnders<\/em>) and Sarah Deane (<em>Compulsion<\/em>, <em>Granite Harbour<\/em>). The lead director is Nirpal Bhogal (<em>Endeavour<\/em>, <em>Misfits<\/em>), and Nicole Volavka (<em>The Pact<\/em>, <em>The Bay<\/em>) is directing episodes five and six.<\/p>\n<p>Sondhi said: \u201cI am excited to bring<em> D.I. Ray<\/em> back to our screens for a second series that promises to go deeper, darker and more explosive than the last.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nagra said: \u201cSo thrilled to be back to start work on <em>D.I. Ray 2<\/em>. We have an amazing team helming it this season for what looks to be an exciting season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ITV Commissioning Editor Helen Perry said: \u201cDelighted that <em>D.I. Ray<\/em> will be returning to our screens for a second series. Not only is it an adrenaline-fuelled, gripping thriller, it is also a bold and unique police drama that has something to say about contemporary Britain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks to Maya for creating another nail-biting series, to Parminder, who is spell-binding as DI Rachita Ray and to all at HTM Television for delivering another captivating series. I can\u2019t wait for viewers to watch it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Filming is underway on the second season of the drama D.I. 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