D.I. Ray Season 2 Now Filming for ITV

D.I. Ray Season 2 Now Filming for ITV

Filming on the second season of the ITV1 drama D.I. Ray, starring Parminder Nagra (Maternal, Blacklist, ER), has begun in Birmingham.

What is season 2 about

The new series, set in Birmingham, will feature D.I. Ray, originally from Leicester, looking into the death of a notorious criminal. Ethnic tensions are stoked by the case, and Rachita must fight her own internal struggles as a British Asian woman and a police officer if a street war is to be avoided in Birmingham.

As well as Parminder Nagra as Ray, season two features returning cast members Gemma Whelan (The Tower, Gentleman Jack, Game of Thrones) as DCI Kerry Henderson, Ian Puleston-Davies (The Bay, Archie) as Superintendent Ross Beardsmore, Steve Oram as DS Clive Bottomley, Peter Bankole (The Chelsea Detective) as DS Kwesi Edmund and Sam Baker-Jones as DC Liam Payne.

Joining the cast for season 2  are Patrick Baladi (Breeders, Line of Duty) as DI Patrick Holden, Dinita Gohil (Our House) as Anita Choudhry, Witney White (Father Brown) as DC Charlene Ellis, Michael Socha (Big Boys Don’t Cry, Chernobyl) as Dave Chapman, Syreeta Kumar (Apple Tree Yard) as Sharan Mochani, Lauren Drummond (Holby City) as Suzie Chapman and Taha Rahim as Ravinder ‘Rav’ Mochani.

Quote from Parminder Nagra

Parminder Nagra, who plays DI Rachita Ray, said: “So thrilled to be back to start work on D.I. Ray 2. We have an amazing team helming it this season for what looks to be an exciting season.”

Who is making D.I. Ray’s Second Season

The six-part series has been written by actress and screenwriter Maya Sondhi (Mount Pleasant, The Kumars, Ackley Bridge, EastEnders) and Sarah Deane (Compulsion, Granite Harbour). The lead director is Nirpal Bhogal (Endeavour, Misfits), and Nicole Volavka (The Pact, The Bay) is directing episodes five and six.

The series is produced by Roya Eslami (Adult Material) and executive produced by Madonna Baptiste (Stephen, Black Mirror) and Jed Mercurio (Trigger Point, Line of Duty).

Created by Maya Sondhi, who starred in Line of Duty, and produced by Jed Mercurio’s HTM Television, the acclaimed six-part police thriller has been commissioned for ITV1 and ITVX by Head of Drama, Polly Hill and will be overseen by ITV Commissioning Editor Helen Perry.