Virdee is based on the books by Amit Dhand. It focuses on maverick Sikh cop Harry Virdee who is married to Saima, a Pakistani Muslim who is a doctor.
His relationship with Saima has caused waves with Harry's father. Even though his father married a Hindu woman. Harry brother in law Riaz is a local drug kingpin.
The first episode opens with a thrilling chase. Harry is after a suspect who might have a lead over a missing asian teenager.
It ends with what might be a serial killer terrorising the Asian community of Bradford.
Virdee had a difficult part before production started. Actor Sacha Dhawan left at the last minute citing scheduling issues. Which tends to be code for he thought the script was rubbish.
Staz Nair was parachuted in very late has Harry Virdee. Joining the rest of the actors who had to adopt a Yorkshire accent. It all sounds exaggerated to me.
The rest of the episode seemed very much like any other trite hard boiled crop drama on British television.
