Actor Patrick Baladi, who is best known for playing Neil Godwin in the BBC sitcom The Office, Michael Jackson in the Sky 1 drama Stella and Stephen Holmes in the ITV thriller Marcella, has joined Parminder Nagra on the cast of the second season of her hit crime drama, DI Ray.
Baladi has been roped in to play DI Patrick Holden, a detective who becomes involved in the title character’s latest harrowing case. It is an investigation that will once again see Leicester -born Rachita tackle a culturally sensitive crime in Birmingham, with racial tensions hitting new highs.
ITV has announced that the team has commenced filming season 2.
In the new season, Nagra will once again be joined by Gemma Whelan as DCI Kerry Henderson, Ian Puleston-Davies as Superintendent Ross Beardsmore, Steve Oram as DS Clive Bottomley, Peter Bankole as DS Kwesi Edmund, and Sam Baker-Jones as DC Liam Payne. In addition to Baladi, new cast members include Our House's Dinita Gohil, Witney White (Father Brown), Michael Socha (Chernobyl), Syreeta Kumar (Apple Tree Yard), Lauren Drummond (Holby City), and Taha Rahim.
Talking about DI Ray 2, Nagra had earlier said: "So thrilled to be back to start work on DI Ray 2. We have an amazing team helming it this season for what looks to be an exciting season."
DI Ray is a production of Jed Mercurio's HTM Television, which is written and created by Line of Duty alum Maya Sondhi, who viewers will remember for her compelling turn as Maneet Bindra in the BBC One thriller.
Sondhi said: "I am excited to bring DI Ray back to our screens for a second series that promises to go deeper, darker, and [be] more explosive than the last.”
Stay tuned to this space for more updates!
Prabhas in a still from Kalki 2898 AD which completed one yeargetty images
Kalki 2898 AD became one of the top three biggest openers in Indian cinemagetty images
Kalki 2898 AD brought together sci-fi and mythology in a first-of-its-kind Indian filmgetty images
Prabhas plays the futuristic warrior Bhairava in Kalki 2898 AD getty images
Prabhas in action during a high-intensity sequence from Kalki 2898 ADgetty images
Anusha Mani
Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos leave the Aman Hotel in Venice ahead of their wedding Getty Images 
Kardashians seen boarding a boat ahead of the evening celebrations in VeniceGetty Images 
Oprah Winfrey wave to fans while heading to the welcome event Getty Images
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez gesture in direction of Bezos' lookalike from the taxi boatGetty Images
Brad Pitt at the F1 premiere in London before the burglary was reported Getty Images 
Brad Pitt walks in the Paddock after qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand PrixGetty Images 
Brad Pitt attends the "Wolfs" red carpet during the 81st Venice International Film Festival Getty Images
Kajol shares her take on marriage in a new interview Getty Images 
Kajol says they skip date nights and focus on family timeGetty Images