Getting ready for Ridley

Getting ready for Ridley


By Michael Pickard
August 6, 2025

The Writers Room

As Ridley returns to ITV, creator Paul Matthew Thompson tells DQ about reuniting with Adrian Dunbar’s captivating detective, the challenge of writing compulsive murder mysteries and what it’s like swapping police drama for high-seas adventure aboard The Good Ship Murder.

 

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