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Professor T.
GenreCrime drama
Created byMatt Baker
Malin-Sarah Gozin
Based onProfessor T. by Paul Piedfort
Directed byDries Vos
Starring
ComposerHannes De Maeyer
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes12 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
ProducerDimitri Verbeeck
Production locationsBelgium and Cambridge, England, UK
Original release
NetworkITV
Release18 July 2021 (2021-07-18) –
present
Related
Professor T. (Belgian TV series)
Professor T. (German TV series)
Professor T. (Czech TV series)
Prof T. (French TV series)

Professor T. is a British crime drama television series starring Ben Miller as Professor Jasper Tempest, a genius Cambridge University criminologist with OCD,[1] Emma Naomi, Barney White and Frances de la Tour.[2] It is an adaptation from the Belgian TV series of the same name. It began broadcasting on Britbox on 3 June 2021,[3] ITV on 18 July 2021,[4] and PBS in the United States on 11 July 2021.[5][6]

On 6 October 2021, it was announced it had been renewed for a second series,[7] which premiered on 16 September 2022.[8]

Premise

Professor Jasper Tempest, a genius criminologist at Cambridge University, who has OCD and an overbearing mother, assists the police in solving crimes.

Cast

Recurring

Episodes

Series Overview

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1618 July 2021 (2021-07-18)22 August 2021 (2021-08-22)
2616 September 2022 (2022-09-16)28 October 2022 (2022-10-28)

Series 1 (2021)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.K. viewers
(millions)
1"Anatomy of a Memory"Dries VosMatt Baker & Malin-Sarah Gozin11 July 2021 (2021-07-11) (U.S)
18 July 2021 (2021-07-18) (UK)		5.41
2"A Fish Called Walter"Dries VosMatt Baker & Malin-Sarah Gozin18 July 2021 (2021-07-18) (U.S)
25 July 2021 (2021-07-25) (UK)		4.72
3"Tiger Tiger"Dries VosMatt Baker & Malin-Sarah Gozin25 July 2021 (2021-07-25) (U.S)
1 August 2021 (2021-08-01) (UK)		4.48
4"Mother Love"Dries VosMatt Baker & Malin-Sarah Gozin1 August 2021 (2021-08-01) (U.S)
8 August 2021 (2021-08-08) (UK)		4.26
5"Sophie Knows"Dries VosMatt Baker & Malin-Sarah Gozin8 August 2021 (2021-08-08) (U.S)
15 August 2021 (2021-08-15) (UK)		4.13
6"The Dutiful Child"Dries VosMatt Baker & Malin-Sarah Gozin15 August 2021 (2021-08-15) (U.S)
22 August 2021 (2021-08-22) (UK)		3.88

Series 2 (2022)

No.
overall		No. in
series		Title [9]Directed byWritten byOriginal air date [9]U.K. viewers
(millions)
71"Ring of Fire"Dries VosMatt Baker16 September 2022 (2022-09-16) (UK)3.40
82"The Mask Murders"Dries VosMatt Baker23 September 2022 (2022-09-23) (UK)2.92
93"The Family"Dries VosMatt Baker30 September 2022 (2022-09-30) (UK)3.16
104"DNA Of A Murderer[10]"Dries VosMatt Baker14 October 2022 (2022-10-14) (UK)2.98
115"The Trial[11]"Dries VosMatt Baker21 October 2022 (2022-10-21) (UK)3.01
126"Swansong[12]"Dries VosMatt Baker28 October 2022 (2022-10-28) (UK)N/A

Reception

Carol Midgley of The Times gave it two stars out of five, praising Miller but lambasting the plot and tonal shifts.[13] Ed Cumming of The Independent also commended Miller's performance as well as Naomi's and de la Tour's, but suggested that the show "isn't quite there yet".[14]

Anita Singh of The Daily Telegraph criticised the use of rape in the show's first episode, as well as the scenes depicting the attacks, stating: "There is promise in Tempest’s story, but, please, can this be the last time that rape is used as cheap entertainment?".[15]

Just like previously Channel 4's Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners, Professor T. received strong criticism from national OCD organisations. The British charity OCD-UK stated "The start of the series is no better than the opening sequence… a pair of hands being scrubbed hospital theatre style, rather than OCD style, and just like that ITV’s failure to accurately portray OCD begins." "As that first scene ends, not a word spoken and this crime series already feels like a crime against the accurate portrayal of mental health problems." "The reality is that OCD doesn’t really appear integral to the show and is not adding anything but creating a quirkiness about the character, and that could so easily have been done without giving the character Compulsive Disorder…. I won’t say Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, because there doesn't appear to be any reference to the obsessions that cause the behaviours across any of the six episodes. Whilst I know that Professor T is not a documentary, ITV have a responsibility not to create programming that is stigmatic and perpetuates stereotypes."[16]  

References

  1. ^ Professor T - Watch episodes, retrieved 25 October 2022
  2. ^ "Professor T release date: Cast, plot and latest news about new ITV series". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  3. ^ "New stylish crime drama Professor T launches exclusively on BritBox UK". Press Centre. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Back to school for Ben: Actor returns to Cambridge in new crime thriller". ITV News. 15 July 2021. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Professor T". PBS. Retrieved 23 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Robinson, Jennifer (13 August 2021). "PROFESSOR T: Season 1 (Season Finale Sunday!)". KPBS. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  7. ^ Carr, Flora (6 October 2021). "Professor T season 2 release date rumours: Cast, trailer and latest news". Radio Times. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Professor T season 2 release date". radiotimes.com. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Professor T (2020) Season 2 - Episodes Guide and Summaries". Next Episode. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Professor T". itv.com/presscentre. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Professor T". itv.com/presscentre. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Professor T". itv.com/presscentre. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  13. ^ Midgley, Carol (19 July 2021). "Professor T review — horrific plot, but Ben Miller has sleuth down to a T". The Times. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  14. ^ Cumming, Ed (20 July 2021). "Professor T, review: Ben Miller's promising crime remake isn't quite there yet". The Independent. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  15. ^ Singh, Anita (18 July 2021). "Professor T, review: ITV should be ashamed of using rape as cheap entertainment". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Professor T – New ITV crime drama | OCD-UK". Retrieved 25 October 2022.


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