Paranoid (TV series)

Paranoid
Genre	Thriller
Written by	Bill Gallagher
Directed by	Mark Tonderai Kenny Glennan
Starring	Indira Varma Robert Glenister Dino Fetscher Neil Stuke Lesley Sharp Christiane Paul Michael Maloney Kevin Doyle
Country of origin	United Kingdom Germany
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	8 (list of episodes)
Production
Producers	Bill Gallagher Nicola Shindler Tom Sherry
Running time	60 minutes (including advertisements)
Production company	Red Production Company
Original release
Network	ITV (UK) Netflix
Release	22 September 2016 (2016-09-22) – present

Paranoid is a British-German crime drama which began broadcasting on ITV on 22 September 2016. The eight-part series focuses on a group of detectives working for the fictional Woodmere police who are attempting to solve the murder of a doctor who is stabbed in a children's playground. During the course of their investigation, they discover that her murder has links to a pharmaceutical company based in Germany and enlist the help of the German Bundespolizei to find the killer. Indira Varma, Robert Glenister and Dino Fetscher star as main protagonists DS Nina Suresh, DC Bobby Day and DC Alec Wayfield, respectively. The series began streaming internationally on Netflix in 2016.

Plot

Angela Benton, a well-liked local GP in the fictional town of Woodmere, is stabbed to death in a local playground. A team of detectives from Woodmere Police are assigned to investigate the case. They consist of DS Nina Suresh (Indira Varma), DC Bobby Day (Robert Glenister), DC Alec Wayfield (Dino Fetscher) and their supervising officer, DI Michael Niles (Neil Stuke). They initially suspect the murderer to be a local mental patient, Jacob Appley, who is under the case of psychiatrist Dr Chris Crowley (Michael Maloney). When Appley is later found dead, his brother, Henry (William Ash), becomes convinced that Jacob was not responsible for the murder, and has been framed by a party or parties unknown.

Meanwhile, an unidentified man (Kevin Doyle), dubbed "The Ghost Detective", is sending the team information and clues to evidence which could identify Angela's killer. As the investigation continues, the team discover Angela's death could be linked to her ex-boyfriend, Ruben Lukana. The team enlist the help of Dusseldorf Polizei detective Linda Felber (Christiane Paul) to look into Ruben. When he is found dead face down in his swimming pool, Felber and her partner, Walti Merian (Dominik Tiefenthaler), begin an investigation. A suspect for the murders is identified, but when he evades capture and flees back to Germany, DI Michael Niles (Neil Stuke) arranges for Bobby to travel to Dusseldorf to assist with the German end of the investigation.

Cast

• Indira Varma as DS Nina Suresh, Woodmere Police detective
• Robert Glenister as DC Bobby Day, Woodmere Police detective
• Dino Fetscher as DC Alec Wayfield, Woodmere Police detective
• Neil Stuke as DI Michael Niles, Woodmere Police detective
• Christiane Paul as Detective Linda Felber, Dusseldorf Polizei detective
• Lesley Sharp as Lucy Cannonbury, chief witness to Angela Benton's murder
• Michael Maloney as Dr. Chris Crowley, psychiatrist
• Kevin Doyle as the Ghost Detective
• Dominik Tiefenthaler as Detective Walti Merian, Dusseldorf Polizei detective
• Polly Walker as Monica Wayfield, Alec Wayfield's mother
• Anjli Mohindra as PC Megan Waters, Woodmere Police staff
• Danny Huston as Nick Waingrow, chief executive of Rustin Wade Medical Supplies

Recurring characters

• Jason Done as Dennis, Nina Suresh's long-term boyfriend
• John Duttine as Eric Benton, Angela Benton's father
• Shobna Gulati as Dr Parcival, Bobby Day's GP
• Wiliam Ash as Henry Appley, Jacob Appley's brother
• Ayda Field as Sheri, girlfriend of Ruben Lukana
• Nikol Kollars as Marquito Olivo, secret lover of Ruben Lukana
• Emma Bispham as Angela Benton, murder victim
• Daniel Drewes as Cedric Felber, Linda Felber's husband
• Isabella Pappas as Sadie Waingrow, Nick Waingrow's daughter

Episodes

Series 1 (2016)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	UK viewers (millions)
1	"Episode 1"	Mark Tonderai	Bill Gallagher	22 September 2016 (2016-09-22)	6.38
A local GP, Angela Benton, is stabbed to death in a local playground. Woodmere Police detectives Nina Suresh, Bobby Day and Alec Wayfield are assigned to investigate the case. They soon discover, however, that the murder is much more than an open and shut case.
2	"Episode 2"	Mark Tonderai	Bill Gallagher	29 September 2016 (2016-09-29)	4.82
Angela's murder is linked to the death of her former lover, Ruben Lukana. Meanwhile, Alec and Bobby decide to mount a covert investigation of their own – but when they are lured into a trap set by their prime suspect, Alec's life is left hanging in the balance.
3	"Episode 3"	Mark Tonderai	Bill Gallagher	6 October 2016 (2016-10-06)	4.58
Linda suspects that Ruben Lukana's death was no accident, and that he was in fact murdered. Recovering in hospital, Alec receives a surprise visit from the Ghost Detective. Meanwhile, the search for the missing pages belonging to Angela Benton takes a shocking turn.
4	"Episode 4"	Mark Tonderai	Bill Gallagher	13 October 2016 (2016-10-13)	4.41
Bobby is dispatched to Dusseldorf to help link the two cases together. Meanwhile, Niles' interference leads the Ghost Detective to go underground, but Nina and Alec's dogged pursuit to discover his identity leads Nina right into the path of the killer.
5	"Episode 5"	Kenny Gleenan	Bill Gallagher	20 October 2016 (2016-10-20)	4.35
With the Ghost Detective's identity unmasked, the team set about finding out who tried to silence him. In Dusseldorf, Bobby and Linda's investigation takes them to Rustin Wade, a pharmaceutical company linked to Ruben Lukana, but someone soon takes a dislike to their digging.
6	"Episode 6"	Kenny Gleenan	Bill Gallagher	27 October 2016 (2016-10-27)	4.14
Having discovered Lukana was linked to a secret drugs trial known as "Mainline", the pressure on Bobby to unmask the killer is made ever greater by taunts from Rustin Wade executive Nick Waingrow. When Lucy is forced to reveal her secret past, the revelations finally tip Bobby over the edge.
7	"Episode 7"	John Duthie	Bill Gallagher	3 November 2016 (2016-11-03)	3.75
The team finally secure evidence against Dr Crowley, but Henry Appley isn't convinced of his guilt, until he discovers a hidden mobile phone. Bobby is dispatched back to England, while Waingrow continues to feel the pressure when he finds bugging devices in his house and car.
8	"Episode 8"	John Duthie	Bill Gallagher	10 November 2016 (2016-11-10)	4.00
Henry Appley takes Dr Crowley hostage and demands that he reveal who killed his brother. Bobby decides to stop taking his medication, which leads him into an unexpected showdown with the killer. The net closes on Nick Waingrow, and Nina and Alec finally accept their feelings for one another.

External links

• Paranoid at IMDb