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DI Ray (2022)

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Genre
crime
Country
United Kingdom
Length
2 seasons, 10 episodes
Rated
12
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 38 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A British police detective from a South Asian background investigates serious crimes while often grappling with being underestimated by her colleagues. The series follows her work in Birmingham across two murder cases.

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What happens

DI Ray is a British police procedural television series, airing in two series, in 2022 and 2024. It was created and written by Maya Sondhi and produced by Jed Mercurio. DI Ray stars Parminder Nagra as detective inspector Rachita Ray in a fictitious Birmingham-based police force. The cast also includes Gemma Whelan and Jamie Bamber. The first series of four episodes aired on ITV beginning 2 May 2022. The second series of six episodes aired from 16 June 2024 in the United States and 20 October 2024 in the UK and in other territories. On 4 July 2025, ITV confirmed D.I. Ray had been axed after two series due to low ratings. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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