Becoming The Muse<p><strong>Of Virdee</strong></p><p><strong>Virdee</strong></p><p><a class="" href="https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/becomingthemuse/episodes/Virdee-Series-Review-e2uqkm2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/becomingthemuse/episodes/Virdee-Series-Review-e2uqkm2</a></p><p><strong>Virdee </strong>is a British crime thriller television series adapted by <strong>A A Dhand</strong> from his Bradford-set crime novel series. The six part series premiered on <strong>BBC One </strong>on 10 February 2025.</p><a href="https://becomingthemuse.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/virdee-series-poster.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><p>The series, set in Bradford follows detective <strong>Harry Virdee </strong>as he tries to keep the peace in his neighbourhood and balance his domestic life, having married someone his family does not approve.</p><p><strong>The Good</strong></p><p>It starts off dizzy, but it soon finds its rhythm, setting up an intricate web of betrayal, trust, family drama, crime, racism and religious prejudice culminating into a twisted plot where morality is shades of grey….</p><a href="https://becomingthemuse.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/virdee-opening-sequence.webp" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><p><strong>Staz Nair</strong> is well cast <strong>DCI Harry Virdee, </strong>a cop just trying to do what is right by his family and city and the weight he has to carry… There’s great chemistry with <strong>Aysha Kala </strong>who plays<strong> Saima Virdee</strong> his ride or die wife who is the love of his love, with the unforgivable flaw of being a different religion to his famiy…</p><a href="https://becomingthemuse.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/harry-and-saima-virdee.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a>Harry Virdee (Staz Nair) and Saima Virdee (Aysha Kala)<p>As if that’s not complicated enough, Harry Virdee’s brother-in-law is an outlaw with ambitions to become a kingpin in the Bradford Drug Empire.</p><a href="https://becomingthemuse.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/riaz-and-harry-virdee.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a>VRiaz Hyatt (Vikash Bhai) and Harry Virdee (Staz Nair)<p>While the crime thriller has a slow burn approach, each episodes ends on a cliffhanger with mounting tensions that will leave you heavily invested in watching episode after episode till there arent any left… its like silence of the lambs meets Luther in a Saw-esque fashion.</p><p><strong>The Bad</strong></p><p>The opening camera work which is supposed to give a thrilling POV street chase perspective doesn’t quite come together and instead gives the production a headache-inducing video game quality that some not be able to get past.</p><p>Some of the plot points don’t make sense lending some characters &nbsp;with some cartoonish motivations and one dimensional story-arcs for all its pretence at conjuring up emotional depth.</p><a href="https://becomingthemuse.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/vasil-shala-virdee.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><p>The pacing can get erratic when family drama and other factors are introduced into the crime thriller which give it a rather jarring experience as it tries to balance out all its genres.</p><p>The ending is somewhat drawn out leaning towards anti-climatic like they weren’t sure if they wanted to conclude it as a limited series or set up a for a sequel.</p><p><strong>The Ugly</strong></p><p>Before watching Virdee I had never heard of Bradford where the series was set and filmed. I have since looked it up to learn it’s the 2025 UK City of Culture… although the impression of Bradford one gets from the series isn’t a very flattering…</p><a href="https://becomingthemuse.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/bradford-backdrop-virdee.webp" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a>Bradford backdrop Virdee<p>It has some graphic violence that can be unsettling.</p><p><strong>Final Thoughts</strong></p><p>Virdee is a six part thriller series showcasing the vibrant city of culture Bradford in a heady mixture that’s thrilling, dramatic and at times horrifying.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcXrQjik1Qc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcXrQjik1Qc</a></p> <a class="" href="https://youtu.be/sm5wU6QtdRA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Video Review</a> <p><span></span></p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://becomingthemuse.net/tag/a-a-dhand/" target="_blank">#AADhand</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://becomingthemuse.net/tag/book-to-tv-series-adaptation/" target="_blank">#bookToTvSeriesAdaptation</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://becomingthemuse.net/tag/bradford/" target="_blank">#Bradford</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://becomingthemuse.net/tag/crime-drama/" target="_blank">#crimeDrama</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://becomingthemuse.net/tag/crime-thriller/" target="_blank">#crimeThriller</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://becomingthemuse.net/tag/series-review/" target="_blank">#seriesReview</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://becomingthemuse.net/tag/staz-nair/" target="_blank">#StazNair</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://becomingthemuse.net/tag/tv-series/" target="_blank">#TVSeries</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://becomingthemuse.net/tag/virdee/" target="_blank">#Virdee</a></p>