Suspect (TV series)

Not to be confused with Suspects (TV series) or The Suspect (TV series).

2022 British TV series or programme

Suspect

Genre| Crime drama
Based on| Forhøret
by Christoffer Boe
Written by| Matt Baker (series 1)
Joy Wilkinson & David Allison (series 2)
Directed by| Dries Vos (series 1)
Carolina Giammetta (series 2)
Starring|

* James Nesbitt
* Sacha Dhawan
* Anne-Marie Duff
* Sam Heughan
* Niamh Algar
* Richard E. Grant
* Ben Miller
* Antonia Thomas
* Joely Richardson

Country of origin| United Kingdom
Original language| English
No. of series| 2
No. of episodes| 16
Production
Executive producers|

* Walter Iuzzolino
* Jo McGrath

Producer| Ed King
Running time| 30 minutes
Production companies| Eagle Eye Drama
Fremantle
Original release
Network| Channel 4
Release| 19 June 2022 (2022-06-19) –
present

Suspect is a British crime drama television series. Adapted by Matt Baker, it is based on the Danish series Face to Face (Danish: Forhøret), which was created by Christoffer Boe. Suspect premiered on 19 June 2022 on Channel 4.

It was commissioned for a second series, with Baker being replaced as writer by Joy Wilkinson and David Allison.[1][2] That series began broadcast on 17 July 2024.

## Premise

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Detective Danny Frater, after finding his daughter's body in the mortuary, presumably by suicide, retraces her final days to discover what happened, interviewing a range of her acquaintances. In series 2, a hypnotherapist is visited by a man who says he wants to quit smoking. Under hypnosis he says he kills girls and she must stop him.

## Cast

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### Series 1

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* James Nesbitt as Danny Frater
* Sacha Dhawan as Jaisal
* Anne-Marie Duff as Susannah
* Sam Heughan as Ryan
* Niamh Algar as Nicola
* Richard E. Grant as Harry
* Ben Miller as Richard
* Antonia Thomas as Maia
* Joely Richardson as Jackie Sowden
* Imogen King as Christina

### Series 2

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* Anne-Marie Duff as Dr Susannah Newman
* Dominic Cooper[3] as Jon Fallow
* Ben Miller as Detective Superintendent Richard Groves
* Tamsin Greig as Natasha Groves
* Vinette Robinson as Louisa McAdams
* Eddie Marsan as Alistair Underwood
* Céline Buckens as Sapphire
* Nicholas Pinnock as Joseph
* Gina McKee as Kate
* Ricky Champ as Carter
* Liam Smith as Clive

## Production

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The first series was commissioned by Channel 4 in September 2021.[4] Filming for the series began the following month, and generated slight controversy as customers were turned away while filming was undertaken at a Texaco in Vauxhall during the fuel crisis.[5]

## Episodes

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### Series 1

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No.| Title| Directed by| Written by| Original release date| UK viewers
(millions)

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1| "Jackie"| Dries Vos| Matt Baker| 19 June 2022 (2022-06-19)| N/A
2| "Nicola"| Dries Vos| Matt Baker| 19 June 2022 (2022-06-19)| N/A
3| "Maia"| Dries Vos| Matt Baker| 19 June 2022 (2022-06-19)| N/A
4| "Jaisal"| Dries Vos| Matt Baker| 19 June 2022 (2022-06-19)| N/A
5| "Ryan"| Dries Vos| Matt Baker| 19 June 2022 (2022-06-19)| N/A
6| "Harry"| Dries Vos| Matt Baker| 19 June 2022 (2022-06-19)| N/A
7| "Susannah"| Dries Vos| Matt Baker| 19 June 2022 (2022-06-19)| N/A
8| "Danny"| Dries Vos| Matt Baker| 19 June 2022 (2022-06-19)| N/A

### Series 2

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No.| Title| Directed by| Written by| Original release date| UK viewers
(millions)

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1| "Jon"| Carolina Giammetta| Joy Wilkinson| 17 July 2024 (2024-07-17)| N/A
2| "Richard & Natasha"| Carolina Giammetta| Joy Wilkinson| 17 July 2024 (2024-07-17)| N/A
3| "Louisa"| Carolina Giammetta| Joy Wilkinson| 18 July 2024 (2024-07-18)| N/A
4| "Alistair"| Carolina Giammetta| Joy Wilkinson| 18 July 2024 (2024-07-18)| N/A
5| "Sapphire"| Carolina Giammetta| David Allison| 24 July 2024 (2024-07-24)| N/A
6| "Joseph"| Carolina Giammetta| David Allison| 24 July 2024 (2024-07-24)| N/A
7| "Kate"| Carolina Giammetta| David Allison| 25 July 2024 (2024-07-25)| N/A
8| "Emma & Ben"| Carolina Giammetta| Joy Wilkinson| 25 July 2024 (2024-07-25)| N/A

## Reception

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The critical response to the first series was lukewarm. Rebecca Nicholson in The Guardian labelled it an "awfully cartoonish crime series" and awarded it two out of five stars.[6] Nick Hilton in The Independent awarded also two out of five stars, and wrote, DS Danny Frater is "hitting every cliché possible, from every genre of detective fiction."[7] Another two stars review was published in i by Rachael Sigee, who criticised "Suspect’s wordy half-hour instalments offered a lot of script but didn’t seem to be saying very much or do enough to make you care about the characters".[8] On Metacritic the series holds a score of 49, "Mixed or average reviews".

## References

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1. ^ "Suspect: Channel 4 Drama Renewed for Second Series".
2. ^ "Anne-Marie Duff returns in lead role joined by all-star cast for the second series of Channel 4 and Britbox International's thrilling drama 'Suspect' | Channel 4".
3. ^ "'Suspect' Season 2: Dominic Cooper, Tamsin Greig, Eddie Marsan & More Join Channel 4-Britbox International Drama Series". Deadline. 15 November 2023.
4. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (September 29, 2021). "James Nesbitt, Joely Richardson, Richard E. Grant to Star in Channel 4 'Forhoret' Adaptation 'Suspect'". Variety. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
5. ^ Harrison, Ellie (October 2, 2021). "James Nesbitt drama leaves drivers fuming after show takes over fully-stocked petrol station". Yahoo News. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
6. ^ Nicholson, Rebecca (19 June 2022). "Suspect review – James Nesbitt rages endlessly in unbearable Luther-lite". The Guardian.
7. ^ "Suspect review: What makes James Nesbitt want to play the same character over and over?". The Independent.
8. ^ "Suspect, review, Channel 4: James Nesbitt takes this silly crime drama far too seriously". i. 19 June 2022.

## External links

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* Suspect at IMDb
* Suspect on Metacritic

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