Oh dear ! Adrian Dunbar what have you done ? This is bad , and not in a good way - it's just bad . Every single cliché in the TV detective handbook is brought out . Our hero is very troubled , he's known personal tragedy , so tragic it's made him drink and move to a strange cabin in the woods so he's very difficult to track down . He co-owns a bar and just drops in to talk about the meaning of life with the owner , he plays the piano when he's not playing music at home - of course it's jazz played on vinyl records on a turntable. His boss doesn't really want him and they clash . Literally every scene puts you in mind of other programmes that you've seen a thousand times . In fact the most fun you can have watching this derivative tripe is to play a game where you name the old shows the writers of Ridley have stolen ideas from , so far I've got Bosch , The Killing , Morse , Endeavour , Vera , Broadchurch , The Bay and Dublin Murders . Maybe you can add to the list , it's more entertaining than watching this unoriginal show .
Review of Ridley
