The cast of BBC One crime drama Virdee features the stars of Game of Thrones, Foundation, Line of Duty and more.
Anybody missing Luther could do worse than tune into new Bradford-set crime drama Virdee. DCI Harry Virdee may not have quite as brilliant an intellect as DCI John Luther's, but he operates in a similarly grey area between criminality and the law, is just as handy with his fists, and faces a villain in series one whose methods are so grotesque and lurid that they could have stepped straight out of the Idris Elba-led drama. You thought Luther's twins were deranged? Stay tuned.
What sets Virdee apart from Luther, aside from their differing British cultural contexts (Harry is Sikh with Indian heritage and lives in Bradford, John is a Black Londoner), are their marriages. Unlike estranged and then tragically widowed Luther, Harry is very much a team with his wife Saima, even if he keeps things from her. Their love and young son are the bedrock of both their lives, and hopefully what will keep Harry Virdee from going too far down a dark path...
Meet the Virdee characters and see where you might recognise the actors from below.
DCI Hardeep "Harry" Virdee is a 39-year-old Bradford cop with conflicted loyalties to his beloved wife Saima and young son Aaron, his brother-in-law Riaz, his job, and his city. He's the lead character in AA Dhand's five-strong Harry Virdee book series (Streets of Darkness, Girl Zero, City of Sinners, One Way Out, The Blood Divide) and is played in this BBC One series by actor and singer Staz Nair.