Based on A.A. Dhand’s best-selling novels, Virdee is a crime thriller following Harry Virdee, a Bradford cop hunting down a serial killer. His personal life is in chaos, disowned by his family for crossing a religious divide by marrying his wife, Saima a woman he loves beyond anyone or anything else.
When the murderer kidnaps a local police chief’s son and holds the entire city to ransom, Harry realises that he is going to need the help of his brother-in-law Riaz, a drugs kingpin who runs the largest cartel in the county. Pulled together in an alliance that could ruin them both, Harry must make a choice: save himself and his family or save his city. He will not be able to do both.
Staz Nair (Rebel Moon, Game of Thrones) leads the cast as Detective Harry Virdee with Aysha Kala (Criminal Record, Indian Summers) as Saima Virdee, Harry’s wife. Nina Singh (The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry) plays Tara Virdee, Harry’s niece and a keen crime reporter, with Vikash Bhai (Crossfire, Limbo) as Harry’s brother-in-law Riaz Hyatt. Kulvinder Ghir (Foundation, Blinded By The Light) and Sudha Bhuchar (Expats, Rules of the Game) will play Harry Virdee’s parents, Ranjit and Jyoti.
Virdee is adapted for the screen by A.A. Dhand and directed by Mark Tonderai (Gotham, Doctor Who, Foundation), Milad Ami (Bullshit, When the Dust Settles), and Mo Ali (Hijack, Cobra). Multi-award-winner Hans Zimmer (Interstellar, The Dark Knight) will compose the title theme with James Everingham and Shashwat Sachdev from Bleeding Fingers.