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PBS Distribution will be the North American distribution partner for West Road Pictures and All3Media International series “Ridley.” It stars Adrian Dunbar (“Line of Duty”) as Detective Inspector Alex Ridley, who has retired from the police after 20 years of dedicated service. Now working in a consultancy role, Ridley resumes his partnership with his former protégée, Di Carol Farman, when she turns to him for help on a complex murder investigation.

The series, which consists of four two-hour episodes, is currently filming across Northern England, and will premiere on ITV in the U.K. It has sold to Npo in the Netherlands, Vrt in Flemish Belgium, BritBox for exclusive Australia streaming, Pumpkin TV has China VOD rights, and Rlj Entertainment has secured DVD/Video rights for Australia and New Zealand.

“Ridley” is written and created by Paul Matthew Thompson (“Vera”) and co-created by Jonathan Fisher (“Blood”), MD of West Road Pictures,...

The Lords of Gondor have returned. Sean Bean has been cast as the lead character, Roman Catholic priest Father Michael Kerrigan, in the Broken TV show for BBC One. A Game of Thrones alum, Bean recently starred as Martin Odom on Legends, which was cancelled after two seasons on TNT, in December 2015. He plays John Marlott in ITV's series, The Frankenstein Chronicles, which is set to air on A&E, stateside.A six-episode drama series, Broken (working title) comes from writer Jimmy McGovern, creator of BBC One's Accused TV series, on which Bean guest-starred as Tracie Tremarco. Colin McKeown and Donna Molloy are executive producing for La Productions. Bean is also executive producing, with Ashley Pearce and Noreen Kershaw directing. Lucy Richer is executive producing for the...

Filming has begun on a fourth series of ITV's Scott & Bailey.

Suranne Jones and Lesley Sharp will return for a fourth run of the crime drama, which is expected to air later in 2014.

The series is shooting in Oldham and Manchester for eight new episodes, which will see both characters vying for promotion to Detective Sergeant.

Amelia Bullmore will also return as Dci Gill Murray, while she will write four of the scripts as well.

Former Coronation Street star Lee Warburton will write two episodes, and Emily Ballou (Case Histories) will write the remaining episodes.

Danny Webb (Locke) has joined the cast as DC Chris Crowley, while Danny Miller returns as DS Rob Waddington.

Co-creator and writer Sally Wainwright will executive produce along with Red Production Company's Nicola Shindler and former producer Tom Sherry.

It will be produced by Juliet Charlesworth, while Simon Delaney (Drifters) will direct with Noreen Kershaw...