Adrian Dunbar

Adrian Dunbar, known for his role as Hastings on Line of Duty, is playing another detective in ITV drama Ridley, and he's weighed in on the comparisons.

[subscribe now](http://radiotimes.com/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article) and get the next 12 issues for only £1. "So therefore, I knew that I wasn't blindly going into something, that I would have quite a lot of input into what the character was like, what his likes and dislikes were. And we worked very closely on that, on the script, and so forth. [TV Guide](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/tv-listings/) or visit our dedicated [Drama](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/) hub. "You very rarely saw him outside or saw his backstory at work, whereas Ridley has got a lot of introspection and reflection. He said: "I suppose I'm getting to play a lot more of me in Ridley because he's out of the office.