Where Do I Know That Actor?

There’s a new series on Sunday nights, kicking off prime time. It’s RIDLEY, starring Adrian Dunbar in the title role as a retired detective inspector brought back in as a consultant. Certainly, sounds intriguing as a premise so we’ll see if it holds up. Each episode is split into two parts making for an 8-part series. So far, we’ve been treated to the first investigation and got to see a few faces that you may know from elsewhere.

Before we start, I will note that RIDLEY gives us a lot of actors who have appeared in other series we’ve aired but none who really rise to the level of main star. Still, that’s why I do this. You’re bound to recognize a Dame Judi Dench when she shows up on something but the bit players and character actors are harder to pin down. So let’s see who’s who…

Adrian Dunbar, of course, starts as former DI Alex Ridley. While there have been a few guest roles on shows like Death In Paradise, Scott & Bailey and Inspector Morse, it’s possible you may have seen him as Plantagenet in The Hollow Crown.

Where Do I Know That Actor?

As the series ROADKILL broadcasts its penultimate episode (the series’ conclusion airs Sunday at 9 on UNC-TV), I thought it might be a good time to look at some of the actors who have appeared on this MASTERPIECE presentation. Here they are…

Hugh Laurie stars as Peter Laurence, self-made Conservative party minister. Certainly, Laurie has become a success in roles on both sides of the pond but longtime Masterpiece viewers should remember him as P. G. Wodehouse’s Bertie Wooster in Jeeves And Wooster.

Helen McCrory is PM Dawn Ellison. She played Margaret Peel in Lucky Jim opposite Stephen Tomkinson and was Rose Davies on The Jury. She also starred in a turn-of-the-century adaptation of Anna Karenina in the title role.