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DI Ray disarms a man with a knife, recognised for her bravery, the powers that be move her to head up a murder case.

I was very impressed by this four part series, it's complex, it's deep, it's incredibly well paced, don't expect endless meandering, Ray is thrown straight into the action.

Very well made, it looks and sounds great, it's a cut above your regular drama series.

Line of Duty vibes, which isn't really surprising, it's not as complex or heavy, but it has similar tones and vibes, the usual level of corruption.

How utterly refreshing to see a predominantly British Asian cast for a change, about time and great to see, every single player here is excellent.

Parminder Nagra is just so good as the lead, she steals the show, and truly develops with each episode, you witness some of the deliberate, and not so deliberate racism that she, and many others must feel.

The second series fortunately followed, and as it stands we're patiently waiting for series three.

8/10.

Was really enjoying it then it seemed to speed up and come to an end?

Could have been a couple more episodes between 3 and 4.

Hope it returns for a second season.

A good British police drama which to be fair isn't bad . Really worth the watch and don't be put off by negative reviews and I hope that DI Ray returns for another series.

No hanging about, straight in to the action which engages from the start and piques the interest. It's an ok story, Birmingham is a different choice of venue so made a refreshing change from London. A bit predictable in places, but easy enough to watch.

I liked D. I. Ray and thought Parminder Nagra and Maanuv Thiara were great in their performances. However the storyline felt disjointed at times and key information about characters was missing. Line of Duty really has set the bar high and I hope they meet it in season 2.

Could've been so much better, but wooden performances and a wildly improbable plot (esp last 2 episodes) let's this series down. I expected more but they've just gone with stereotypes and the acting of the two main characters is boring!

I really liked it and in fact watched it in just one sitting. I highly recommend it.

However, it is true that the lead character could have been more expressive and likeable, especially in her interactions with her fiancé in which I saw no chemistry at all and found their acting rather contrived as if they had both signed an agreement so as not to kiss each other on the mouth. It was a bit weird. Other than that, the plot is compelling and racism across British police is superbly portrayed.

Interesting that some have a negative view of this 4 part series. I cant say the same thing! It IS pretty good with the central character being brought in to solve a crime. It isnt clear until the final episode who Mr Bambers character is, which is helpful. The officer does crack it and it will be interesting to see if they bring her back for a 2nd series.

I was most impressed with this police drama series. Excellent acting, supplemented by tight and focused writing that aptly contained all the high drama to four episodes and completed by very intelligent directing that succinctly brought all parts together.

Parminder Nagra was superb and carried this drama series in large part. I hope I speak for many in saying we want to see more of her on TV. She simply lives the parts she acts.

I thought both the direct and not so direct leanings on racism were extremely well portrayed and a credit to all in the production of this top-class drama series.

That anyone - male, female, straight, gay, transgender, white, black, Asian, able-bodied or not - should be subjected to the direct and indirect shameful innuendo that DI Ray was subjected to, is something that should outrage all who are decent, honest and have integrity.

I highly recommend this excellent series.

I liked this series because of the way it showed up everyday racism and prejudice in society and the police force. I'm not Asian so the fact that I sympathized with DI Ray's struggles as a British Asian woman says a lot for the acting and writing. Parminder Nagra brought her character to life with an understated performance that showed how she dealt with everyday prejudice starting in the grocery store and onto her work colleagues.

You can see some twists coming but I loved the portrayal of subtle racism that POCs face in everyday life, the scene at the restaurant where the waitress just assumes which two people are part of the couple was wonderful. Bring on season 2!

The lead character highlights the low and not so low level racism inherent across English society in a measured and realistic way. On the downside the story is a bit thin and leads boss is very annoying (as they always seem to be in British police dramas).

I've watched the series since its premiere. Hoping it improves and it hasn't. It is a pretty standard portrayal of deeply flawed and corrupt cops in some unnamed metropolis in the UK.

Sam Baker Jones as the new DC assigned to this team, season two, is the one bright spot. DI Ray herself isn't someone you feel any empathy with-she is suspicious and cold, trusting no one, either in her workplace or her personal life.

There is a great scene here where Ray's former fiancé tells her that he tried to break through her emotional wall -he never could get close to her. Hoping at some point a writer will come up with a female cop who is strong and kind-DI Ray seems destined to an unhappy life.

My Review D. I. Ray no on SBS on Demand

My Rating 7:10

D. I. Ray is a very interesting story about important the disturbing issues of Police Corruption and ethic typecasting that often assumes that because a suspect is of a certain racial background that they must automatically be a prime suspect in a crime.

The stories main character is newly promoted DI Rachita Ray played so well by Parminder Nagra.

D. I. Ray takes on a case that forces her to face a lifelong personal conflict between her British identity and her South Asian heritage.

It's obvious from the first episode that D. I. Ray is not welcome in her new role at Birmingham Police Headquarters especially by her superior DCI Kerry Henderson (Gemma Whelan) or her Superintendent Inspector.

DI Ray is assigned to a high profile case that draws her into the world of organised crime involving drug trafficking prostitution and illegal migrant smuggling.

I enjoyed the performances and the story but when it left us hanging in mid air with so many questions still unanswered after 4 episodes I felt robbed .

The storyline in the script is good but needs completion by writers Maya Sondhi and Executive Producer Jed Mercurio. They previously worked together on Line of Duty (2012). Mercurio wrote the show and Sondhi played PC Maneet Bindra.

So the show has a good pedigree I just hope we do get a second series .

Many things about the show were interesting and I liked some of the low-key characters. However, D. I. Ray is so annoying. . She is so flat: no emotion, no expressions, no warmth or kindness. All we know about her is that she breaks rules and ignores advice for no good reason. And the constant and well-deserved disciplinary reviews which result are tedious. It's very unrealistic to think she could carry on in a leadership role after all those antics. The show started well, but the writing got weaker with each episode. Finally stopped watching when, twice in one episode, they fell back on the old: " He'll only talk to you. Alone."

Reasonable crime drama, can see what's coming a mile away but worth a watch.

On a side note, I've never heard anybody intelligent use the word "woke" in the context used far too often here.

I found the first episode a little slow as we got to no the characters but gave the second episode a watch and am glad I did, the show grew during the second episode and carried on getting better.

Really enjoyed it and the last episode was really good with a great twist at the end (which my wife guessed).

Just give it a go, I hope they make season 2.

This had potential for a good drama on the challenges faced by British Asian women in the Police. It falls really flat. I've admired the cast in other series, and the script is OK, it's just so drawn out and boring. Maybe it needs editing to a 90 minute pne-off.

Whilst I have enjoyed the storylines and trying to work out who is doing what which is why I like all crime dramas, I have reservations as it seems to have every cliche about the attitudes towards women and race in this country but shows that her attitude to others is just the same.

As a retired police officer I know that some of the attitudes shown did exist but I'm glad that I never had a boss like her as she appears unable to appreciate what affect her actions are having in her quest to show that she is better than she believes her superior officers think. She is a danger to herself and more importantly to others around her.

Lovely to watch a South Asian woman shun the out-dated traditional behavior. I was totally annoyed how her white peers and supervisors viewed DI Ray and the minority community using all the usual brainwashed theories. Thus, it was obvious why DI Ray was frustrated with her co-workers and superiors lack of knowledge or understanding of South Asians and Arabs. I truly want to believe that law enforcement has learned through diversity training the falsehoods I witnessed in this series. As for DI Ray's fiance, he was overbearing, pushy, and quite typical of a white male police officer. Her parents were well educated but there was still the hint of old tradition thinking towards their daughter that needs to disappear entirely in today's world. What I witnessed was a serious detective with the type of skills it takes to solve crime who had very little support from her co-workers in the beginning and no support from her superior officers. This series was particularly frustrating since I entered law enforcement when there were few women and absolutely no women of color. Male co-workers were more problematic than criminals. Sad but true.

Would have rated this at least 8 if it had stuck with being a superior police procedural albeit with obvious plot lines.unfortunately the constant references to both overt and hidden racism spoilt what would otherwise have been worthwhile entertainment.

I love this. I think it does start off slow but you have to keep going. Really enjoying it. Lead actress is amazing. Hope there is more series to come.

Great to see an Asian led drama set in Birmingham on ITV prime time, unfortunately it wasn't that great.

Script was the main problem, setup was poor the story wasn't very original, there was little drama and a lot of the dialogue was clunky and expositional chit-chat.

The other big problem was the protagonist, who was plain dull, she seemed to be on auto-pilot all the way through.

Average production values, looked very low budget with few outside locations. For me it just never got going, needed a lot more oomph to grab the viewers.

1. Have an idea about a character of South Asian descent living in the UK who finds herself in the middle of police politics (could be quite interesting).

2. Find a bunch of pretty talented actors to star in your series (I hope we all can agree on this point).

3. Make half of the characters stupid, the other half of them racist, also make the main character the object of constant racist remarks, but let her suffer in silent dignity.

4. I think we forgot something. What could it be? Ah yes, writing. But it's such a hard work writing interesting and realistic dialogues, isn't? So maybe let's omit this part. Who even cares, am I right? We have racist characters - what else do you need?

5. Done. Ladies and gentlemen, we have another brilliant ITV series.

6. If someone offers some critique, call them names and pretend like they simply do not understand the plight of people of color.