Derek Riddell

Derek Riddell

Derek Riddell (born 11 January 1967) is a Scottish television and theatre actor. He is best known for the portrayal of Richard Cawood in the BBC One television series Happy Valley. He is also known for Gentleman Jack, Industry and The Missing. He has guest-starred in Doctor Who, Ugly Betty, Silent Witness, Waterloo Road, and Shetland. Riddell was born in Glasgow, the son of teacher and former actress Hope Ross and former St Mirren and Berwick Rangers footballer Ian Riddell. He graduated from the University of Strathclyde with a degree in business, before training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, graduating in 1990.

  • Title: Derek Riddell
  • Popularity: 0.5512
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1967-01-11
  • Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland
  • Homepage: https://www.acceleratemgmt.com/people/riddell-derek/
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Derek Riddell Movies

  • 2009
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    A Previous Engagement
    A Previous Engagement

    4.7 2009 HD

    When Julia Reynolds talks her husband into a family vacation in Malta she has a secret agenda: a date made twenty-five years earlier with her first...

    Genre: Romance

    Cast: Juliet Stevenson

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  • 2007
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    Forgiven
    Forgiven

    4.7 2007 HD

    Suburban housewife Liz discovers that husband Stephen is abusing their daughter. She confronts him and reports him to the authorities, but also...

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    Cast: Lucy Cohu

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  • 2002
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    The Project
    The Project

    1 2002 HD

    The Project follows the lives of a group of young Labour party activists from their final days of university to Westminster's corridors of power....

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Matthew Macfadyen

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  • 2005
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    Much Ado About Nothing
    Much Ado About Nothing

    8 2005 HD

    Tensions mount in the TV studio when a take-charge anchor is reunited with a man she has a "history" with.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Billie Piper

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  • 2009
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    Micro Men
    Micro Men

    7.1 2009 HD

    In 1979 Clive Sinclair, British inventor of the pocket calculator, frustrated by the lack of home investment in his project,the electric car, also...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Alexander Armstrong

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  • 2012
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    Bad Sugar
    Bad Sugar

    6 2012 HD

    A dysfunctional, wealthy mining dynasty, with an ailing patriarch and some greedy siblings. A peculiarly British take on telenovela style melodramas,...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Julia Davis

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  • 2024
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    National Theatre Live: Till The Stars Come Down
    National Theatre Live: Till The Stars Come Down

    10 2024 HD

    It’s Sylvia and Marek’s wedding and you are all invited. Over the course of a hot summer’s day, a family gathers to welcome a...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Marc Wootton

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  • 2018
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    Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
    Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

    6.846 2018 HD

    Gellert Grindelwald has escaped imprisonment and has begun gathering followers to his cause—elevating wizards above all non-magical beings. The...

    Genre: Fantasy

    Cast: Eddie Redmayne

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  • 2017
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    Mary Shelley
    Mary Shelley

    7.01 2017 HD

    The love affair between poet Percy Shelley and Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin resulted in the creation of an immortal novel, “Frankenstein; or, The...

    Genre: Romance

    Cast: Elle Fanning

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  • 2007
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    The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
    The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey

    5.9 2007 HD

    When a broken hearted boy loses the treasured wooden nativity set that links him to his dead father, his worried mother persuades a lonely...

    Genre: Family

    Cast: Tom Berenger

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  • 2004
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    Tumshie McFadgen's Bid for Ultimate Bliss
    Tumshie McFadgen's Bid for Ultimate Bliss

    1 2004 HD

    Tumshie McFadgen is a sensualist, his trouble starts when he comes up with the notion of cross-pleasuring. what would it be like to experience the...

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    Cast: Derek Riddell

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  • 2005
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    Meat the Campbells
    Meat the Campbells

    1 2005 HD

    When Mark hears the urban myth about the dietary habits of the new kid in school, the last thing he wants is to be invited round to dinner. His worst...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Michelle Gomez

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  • 2024
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    The Christmas Quest
    The Christmas Quest

    7.7 2024 HD

    An archaeologist, her ex-husband who is a Norse language expert, search for legendary treasure in Iceland during Christmas. Others join the hunt,...

    Genre: TV Movie

    Cast: Lacey Chabert

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  • 2011
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    Taggart
    Taggart

    6.3 2011 HD

    Taggart is a Scottish detective television programme.The series revolves around a group of detectives initially in the Maryhill CID of Strathclyde...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Mark McManus

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  • 2003
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    The Book Group
    The Book Group

    7.1 2003 HD

    Clare, a neurotic American, moves to Glasgow and starts a book group to meet new, interesting people. But Kenny, Dirka, Rab, Fist and Janice are more...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Anne Dudek

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  • 2006
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    No Angels
    No Angels

    6 2006 HD

    No Angels is a critically acclaimed British television comedy drama series, produced by the independent production company World Productions for...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Jo Joyner

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  • 2010
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    Five Days
    Five Days

    5.7 2010 HD

    Thriller series which tracks five 24-hour periods in a police investigation.

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Hugh Bonneville

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  • 2010
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    Ugly Betty
    Ugly Betty

    6.3 2010 HD

    Betty Suarez is smart, tough and tenacious, but also sensitive and loving. She hopes these skills will help her to get a job within the Meade...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: America Ferrera

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  • 2014
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    Law & Order: UK
    Law & Order: UK

    6.9 2014 HD

    Adapted from the hit US series, Law & Order: UK follows a team of police detectives and prosecutors representing the public interest in the...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Bradley Walsh

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  • 2003
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    Clocking Off
    Clocking Off

    7.4 2003 HD

    How much do you know about the person working next to you? From the outside, life at Mackintosh Textiles appears to run smoothly, but in a community...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: David Morrissey

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  • 2005
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    ShakespeaRe-Told
    ShakespeaRe-Told

    7.5 2005 HD

    Four of Shakespeare's plays are dramatically relocated to the modern day.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Nick Malinowski

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  • 2023
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    Payback
    Payback

    6.208 2023 HD

    Lexie Noble lives a great life on the outskirts of Edinburgh… until her husband is murdered. As she struggles to make sense of what happened,...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Morven Christie

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  • 2009
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    Trust Me
    Trust Me

    6.125 2009 HD

    The series revolves around Rothman, Greene, and Moore, a fictional advertising firm. The storylines center on the difficulties of securing accounts...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Eric McCormack

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  • 2019
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    A Confession
    A Confession

    6.885 2019 HD

    The story of how Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher deliberately breached police procedure and protocol to catch a killer, a decision that...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Martin Freeman

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  • 2021
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    Doctor Who
    Doctor Who

    7.5 2021 HD

    The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a...

    Genre: Action & Adventure

    Cast: Jodie Whittaker

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  • 2023
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    Happy Valley
    Happy Valley

    7.928 2023 HD

    Happy Valley is a dark, funny, multi-layered thriller revolving around the personal and professional life of Catherine, a dedicated, experienced,...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Sarah Lancashire

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  • 2011
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    Spooks
    Spooks

    7.625 2011 HD

    Tense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they work against the clock to safeguard the nation. The...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Peter Firth

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  • 2011
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    Garrow's Law
    Garrow's Law

    7.2 2011 HD

    The true tale of pioneering 18th century barrister William Garrow, who acted as counsel for the accused, introducing the concept of 'innocent until...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Andrew Buchan

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  • 2016
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    Undercover
    Undercover

    6.6 2016 HD

    Undercover follows Maya, the first black Director Of Public Prosecutions. Just as she is about to take up the post and her life comes under intense...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Sophie Okonedo

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  • 2023
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    Crime
    Crime

    6.328 2023 HD

    Detective Inspector Ray Lennox investigates the disappearance of a schoolgirl while battling cocaine addiction and a mental breakdown.

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Dougray Scott

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  • 2014
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    The Village
    The Village

    7.5 2014 HD

    The Village tells the story of life in a Derbyshire village through the eyes of a central character, Bert Middleton.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Maxine Peake

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  • 2001
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    Urban Gothic
    Urban Gothic

    5.2 2001 HD

    Urban Gothic was a horror based series of short stories shown on Channel 5 running for two series between May 2000 and December 2001. Filmed on a low...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Joe Shaw

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  • 1993
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    Strathblair
    Strathblair

    1 1993 HD

    Black Watch Sergeant Alec Ritchie and his new wife Jennifer move to a rundown sheep farm in the Scottish countryside.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Francesca Hunt

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  • 2016
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    Ripper Street
    Ripper Street

    7.4 2016 HD

    A drama set in the East End of London in 1889, during the aftermath of the "Ripper" murders. The action centres around the notorious H Division...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Matthew Macfadyen

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  • 2025
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    Casualty
    Casualty

    6 2025 HD

    Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: William Beck

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  • 2023
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    Bodies
    Bodies

    7.2 2023 HD

    One victim, found dead on a London street. Four detectives, in four different time periods, must solve the mystery to protect Britain's future.

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Jacob Fortune-Lloyd

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  • 2018
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    Hard Sun
    Hard Sun

    6.5 2018 HD

    Two detectives with opposing viewpoints are partnered together five years before the Apocalypse.

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Jim Sturgess

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  • 2006
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    The Virgin Queen
    The Virgin Queen

    6.194 2006 HD

    The Virgin Queen explores the full sweep of Elizabeth's life: from her days of fear as a potential victim of her sister's terror; through her great...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Anne-Marie Duff

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  • 2017
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    W1A
    W1A

    7.8 2017 HD

    The follow-up to 'Twenty Twelve' as Ian Fletcher takes up the position of 'Head of Values' at the BBC. His task is to clarify, define, or re-define...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Hugh Bonneville

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  • 2017
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    Gunpowder
    Gunpowder

    6.781 2017 HD

    London, 1605. Robert Catesby, a 33-year old Warwickshire gentleman, devises a plot to blow up Parliament and kill the King.

    Genre: War & Politics

    Cast: Kit Harington

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  • 2013
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    Frankie
    Frankie

    6.8 2013 HD

    Frankie is a British television drama series created by Lucy Gannon. The series stars Eve Myles as the eponymous character Frankie Maddox, a district...

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    Cast: Eve Myles

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  • 2013
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    The Field of Blood
    The Field of Blood

    6 2013 HD

    Adaptation of Denise Mina's thriller set in 1982. When the story of a murder has huge implications for her family, newspaper copy boy Paddy Meehan...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Jayd Johnson

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  • 2009
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    Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
    Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

    7.51 2009 HD

    The series picks up four years after the events of Terminator 2: Judgment Day with John and Sarah Connor trying to stay under-the-radar from the...

    Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    Cast: Lena Headey

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  • 2022
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    Gentleman Jack
    Gentleman Jack

    7.8 2022 HD

    Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, 1832. Anne Lister attempts to revitalize her inherited home, Shibden Hall. Most notably for the time period, a part...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Suranne Jones

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  • 2007
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    State of Mind
    State of Mind

    7 2007 HD

    A look at the private and professional lives of therapists -- and whether or not these professionals are typically crazier than their patients.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Lili Taylor

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  • 2024
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    Midsomer Murders
    Midsomer Murders

    7.516 2024 HD

    The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Neil Dudgeon

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  • 2012
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    Secrets and Words
    Secrets and Words

    1 2012 HD

    Secrets and Words is a British drama television series shown on BBC One. Each episode is a story on the theme of adult literacy.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast:

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  • 2025
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    Death in Paradise
    Death in Paradise

    7.476 2025 HD

    A brilliant but idiosyncratic British detective and his resourceful local team solve baffling murder mysteries on the fictional Caribbean island of...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Don Warrington

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  • 2024
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    Shetland
    Shetland

    7.511 2024 HD

    Created from the novels by award winning crime writer Ann Cleeves, Shetland follows DI Jimmy Perez and his team as they investigate crime within the...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Ashley Jensen

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  • 2024
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    Industry
    Industry

    6.837 2024 HD

    In the cutthroat world of international finance, a group of young graduates compete for a limited set of permanent positions at a top investment bank...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Myha'la

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