DI Ray

DI Ray
GenrePolice procedural
Created byMaya Sondhi
Written byMaya Sondhi
Directed by
  • Audrey Cooke
  • Alex Pillai
  • Nirpal Bhogal
  • Nicole Volavka
Starring
Theme music composerEdmund Butt
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
  • Maya Sondhi
  • Paul Ashton
Producer
Charlotte Surtees
Production location
Cinematography
  • Andrew McDonnell
  • Al Beech
Production companies
  • Creative England
  • HTM Productions
Original release
NetworkITV
Release2 May 2022 (2022-05-02) –
21 July 2024 (2024-07-21)
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DI Ray is a British police procedural television series, airing in two series, in 2022 and 2024. It was created and written by Maya Sondhi and produced by Jed Mercurio. DI Ray stars Parminder Nagra as detective inspector Rachita Ray in a fictitious Birmingham-based police force. The cast also includes Gemma Whelan and Jamie Bamber.

The first series of four episodes aired on ITV beginning 2 May 2022. The second series of six episodes aired from 16 June 2024 in the United States and 20 October 2024 in the UK and in other territories. On 4 July 2025, ITV confirmed D.I. Ray had been axed after two series due to low ratings.