D.I. Ray (2022–2024)

TV ShowEndedDrama, Crime2 seasons, 10 episodes
D.I. Ray posterReview score: 67%

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Plot

DI Ray is set in Birmingham and follows Leicester-born Rachita Ray, a 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.

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Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01D.I. Ray S02E03The Hunt for RavS02E03 · 9.0The clock is ticking to track down an armed fugitive after a third murder victim is found, and Rachita is forced to confront a familiar face from her past. Suzie begins to make inquiries into her family's affairs.
  2. 02D.I. Ray S02E05Staying on TopS02E05 · 9.0As she treads dangerously close to the truth, DI Ray becomes the target of a vicious threat. Mounting dissent from the public adds pressure to name a triple homicide suspect, and Rachita comes under fire for her role in a fatal shooting.
  3. 03D.I. Ray S02E06Enemy WithinS02E06 · 9.0Following the discovery of the missing gun, DI Ray's lens turns back to the Chapman family. Suzie takes drastic action, and DI Ray and Clive enact their risky plan to expose corruption in the highest ranks of the force.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode4Episodes2022Aired 5.8Season avg
  1. S01E01D.I. Ray S01E01Episode 1May 2, 2022 5.7D.I. Rachita Ray is promoted to homicide but realises instantly she is a token hire and that the so called ‘culturally specific homicide’ sh
  2. S01E02D.I. Ray S01E02Episode 2May 3, 2022 5.8Rachita and the team race to track down Anjuli Kapoor making more than one grim discovery in the process. This is no honour crime.
  3. S01E03D.I. Ray S01E03Episode 3May 4, 2022 5.7The body count continues to rise as Rachita and the team uncover more evidence leading them to believe they are dealing with highly dangerou
  4. S01E04D.I. Ray S01E04Season's bestEpisode 4May 5, 2022 6.0Rachita makes a shocking discovery which has a huge impact on both her investigation and her personal life.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2024Aired 8.5Season avg
  1. S02E01D.I. Ray S02E01Wrong PlaceOctober 20, 2024 8.0After the fatal drive-by shooting of a young nurse and the head of a notorious crime syndicate threatens to erupt into a full-blown turf war
  2. S02E02D.I. Ray S02E02RivalsOctober 21, 2024 8.0Having lost trace of two kidnappers in a daring car chase, DI Ray must team up with Serious Organised Crime to rescue her prime murder suspe
  3. S02E03D.I. Ray S02E03Season's bestThe Hunt for RavOctober 22, 2024 9.0The clock is ticking to track down an armed fugitive after a third murder victim is found, and Rachita is forced to confront a familiar face
  4. S02E04D.I. Ray S02E04A Test of WillsOctober 27, 2024 8.0After Rav's capture attempt takes an unexpected turn, past traumas resurface for Rachita. The team uses Martin's intel to track down a forme
  5. S02E05D.I. Ray S02E05Staying on TopOctober 28, 2024 9.0As she treads dangerously close to the truth, DI Ray becomes the target of a vicious threat. Mounting dissent from the public adds pressure
  6. S02E06D.I. Ray S02E06Enemy WithinOctober 29, 2024 9.0Following the discovery of the missing gun, DI Ray's lens turns back to the Chapman family. Suzie takes drastic action, and DI Ray and Clive

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Cast

Parminder NagraParminder NagraDI Rachita RayGemma WhelanGemma WhelanDCI Kerry HendersonSam Baker JonesSam Baker JonesDC Liam PaynePeter BankoléPeter BankoléDS Kwesi EdmundSteve OramSteve OramDS Clive BottomlyIan Puleston-DaviesIan Puleston-DaviesSupt. Ross BeardsmoreWitney WhiteWitney WhiteDC Charlene Ellis

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