Virdee

Virdee 2025 BBC 6 x hour long episode.

Detective thriller set in Bradford, ready for its City of Culture status.

Throwing in a multicultural mix, drug dealers, armed cops and robbers, dastardly Eastern European, mix race marriages, same sex relationships, family squabbles, LGBQT club culture, and wait for it the best one yet is a wronged serial killer with a grudge who has a thing about bugs which he likes to plant in his victims (have we seen that before?). What have you got Virdee, a sprawling mess of a series. Acting is poor, lots of side glances and looking away when wronged , quivering lips and tear filled eyes.

The amount of money that has been spent on this is criminal, it is a big production, movie length scale, it is clearly aiming for mass appeal and no doubt commercial sales. Its set for a follow up, with loose ends tied up giving us pointers for the direction of season 2.

2/10 for the story, 8/10 for the production , but overall for this embarrassing failure 4/10 PS I have avoided any racial stereotyping unlike this series.

I wasn't sure after the first episode, but the second had me hooked. Strong cast led by Staz Nair, who is a commanding force on screen in the title role of Harry Virdee. All the supporting cast are also very good. Storyline is compelling, as are the side stories about the characters personal lives.

The overall tone, characters and story really reminded me of Luther, which is no bad thing.

The setting in the Asian community in Bradford offers something refreshingly different and highlights another side to British life not often seen on TV. And as someone not part of that community, I also found it educational.

Excellent BBC drama/crime series. Its different, explosive and the acting is superb, especially from Aysha Kala, playing the wife of Harry Virdee. She plays the role so well, and without giving anything away you really get an insight into their culture as well as playing an innocent part in Harry's busy work life.

I would say expect the unexpected in this series, it really gets you on the edge of your seat once the drama starts unfolding and you get hooked. Its not all drama as you do get to follow the personal lives of the characters as well. I really enjoyed it and I would highly recommend watching the show.

Don't judge in the first episode. Keep watching as it does take a little while to get into the characters and the story, then before you know it you are drawn in and you get taken on a great journey. Raw and gritty, the tension builds up nicely and It's full of action and lots of thrills. It also has some very emotional and thought provoking scenes giving a good balance and understanding of the characters. Feel that the main actor grew into his character and he gave a stellar performance. The main actors are cast really well and all the interactions between them set up the foundations of the story line. Absolutely brilliant! Thoroughly enjoyed it and was sat on the end of my seat. Couldn't wait for the weekly watch, but had to binge watch it on iPlayer! Story is very well written and complete and the ending leaves it very nicely set up for the next series and I can't wait!

Well acted, great direction, superb production and cinematography, but a few holes in the script.

I really enjoyed the series and particularly liked that it was set in Bradford with Muslim detective maried to a Hindu woman (apologies if I got the wrong), who's investigating the drugs trade.

It shows a side of England that I know nothing about and I really liked that.

The characters are well written and they are played by actors I haven't seen before, and they play it well.

This series set it up very nicely to move to the next series and I look forward to it.

I hope the writer takes note that the holes need to be dealt with.

Recommend viewing, yes.