A four-episode Birmingham based crime drama is soon coming to ITV. The series follows DI Rachita Ray, who finally achieves a promotion to homicide, only to be told her first case is a ‘Culturally Specific Homicide.’ Rachita’s heart sinks: she’s a token hire.
But Rachita is convinced this is no honour crime and finds herself deep in the world of organised crime. What she doesn’t count on is what this case stirs up inside her; the realisation that she’s been burying a personal identity crisis.
Screenwriter Maya Sondhi is also an actress and has acted in Line of Duty, Mount Pleasant, Ackley Bridge and EastEnders. While DI Ray is her first major writing gig, she has written episodes of TV shows including EastEnders and Ackley Bridge.
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Sondhi played PC Maneet Bindra for three seasons of Line of Duty. Maneet worked in AC-12, alongside Superintendent Ted Hastings (Adrian Dunbar), DS Steve Arnott (Martin Compston) and DI Kate Fleming (Vicky McClure). Who is in the DI Ray cast and when does it air on ITV? Here’s everything we know.
Who is in the DI Ray cast?
Parminder Nagra is DI Rachita Ray - Parminder Nagra (Bend It Like Beckham, ER, The Blacklist) takes on the lead role of Detective Inspector Rachita Ray, a Leicester-born police officer who takes on a case that forces her to confront a lifelong personal conflict between her British identity and her South Asian heritage.
Gemma Whelan is DCI Kerry Henderson - Gemma Whelan (The Tower, Game of Thrones, Killing Eve) plays Detective Chief Inspector Kerry Henderson.
Jamie Bamber is DCI Martyn Hunter - Jamie Bamber (Innocent, Marcella, Strike Back) plays Detective Chief Inspector Martyn Hunter. His character supports DI Ray following her promotion.
The cast also includes Maanuv Thiara as PS Tony Khatri, Ian Puleston-Davies as Supt Ross Beardsmore, Sam Baker-Jones as DCI Liam Payne, Manpreet Bachu as Kabir Kapoor, Demelza O'Sullivan as PC Knott, Ezra Faroque Khan as Dev Ray, Taru Devani as Darshan, Bhavik C. Pankhania as Tariq, Sabrina Pui Yee Chin as PCSO Amanda Hay, Shobu Kapoor as Debo Ray, Lucy Phelps as Laura Milne, Helen George as Annalie, Steve Oram as DS Clive Bottomley, Rowena King as DS Maureen Groves, Paul Copley as Terry and Peter Bankole as DS Kwesi Edmund.
When does DI Ray air on ITV?
The first episode airs tonight (May 2) at 9pm on ITV.
