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.
Parminder Nagra
DI Rachita Ray
Gemma Whelan
DCI Kerry Henderson
Sam Baker Jones
DC Liam Payne
Peter Bankolé
DS Kwesi Edmund
Steve Oram
DS Clive Bottomly
Ian Puleston-Davies
Supt. Ross Beardsmore
Witney White
DC Charlene Ellis
DI Ray is a crime series that first aired in 2022 exploring themes of asian racism. it stars Parminder Nagra, Gemma Whelan, Sam Baker Jones. 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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