Virdee: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Virdee introduces Detective Harry Virdee, a Bradford cop disowned by his Sikh family for marrying Saima, who is Muslim. Harry struggles with the abandonment, constantly attempting to reunite with his family. With his personal life in chaos, he must hunt down a killer targeting the Asian community.

When the murderer kidnaps a local MP's daughter in Bradford and holds the entire city to ransom, Harry realises that he is going to need the help of his brother-in-law Riaz, a drugs kingpin who runs the largest cartel in the county. Pulled together in an alliance that could ruin them both, Harry must make a choice: save himself and his family or save his city. He will not be able to do both.

Series details

• Title: Virdee
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 2025-02-10
• Status in TVmaze: To Be Determined
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: BBC iPlayer
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 57 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6/10
• TVMaze ID: 70857
• IMDb ID: tt29081720
• TVDB ID: 438708

Cast and credited roles

• Staz Nair — Harry Virdee
• Aysha Kala — Saima Hyatt
• Vikash Bhai — Riaz Hyatt
• Kulvinder Ghir — Ranjit Virdee
• Elizabeth Berrington — DS Clare Conway
• Danyal Ismail — DS Khalil Amin
• Nina Singh — Tara Virdee-Duggal
• Sudha Bhuchar — Jyoti Virdee
• Ramon Tikaram — Jai Pawa
• Nichola Burley — Sophie Brodenham
• Elaine Tan — Rebecca Armitage
• Silas Carson — Jonathan Boardman

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2025-02-10; final listed air date 2025-02-10; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

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