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Suspect (TV series)

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Suspect
GenreCrime drama
Based onForhøret
by Christoffer Boe
Written byMatt Baker (series 1)
Joy Wilkinson & David Allison (series 2)
Directed byDries Vos (series 1)
Carolina Giammetta (series 2)
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
ProducerEd King
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesEagle Eye Drama
Fremantle
Original release
NetworkChannel 4
Release19 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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Series 2

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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.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions)
1"Jackie"Dries VosMatt Baker19 June 2022 (2022-06-19)N/A
2"Nicola"Dries VosMatt Baker19 June 2022 (2022-06-19)N/A
3"Maia"Dries VosMatt Baker19 June 2022 (2022-06-19)N/A
4"Jaisal"Dries VosMatt Baker19 June 2022 (2022-06-19)N/A
5"Ryan"Dries VosMatt Baker19 June 2022 (2022-06-19)N/A
6"Harry"Dries VosMatt Baker19 June 2022 (2022-06-19)N/A
7"Susannah"Dries VosMatt Baker19 June 2022 (2022-06-19)N/A
8"Danny"Dries VosMatt Baker19 June 2022 (2022-06-19)N/A

Series 2

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No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions)
1"Jon"Carolina GiammettaJoy Wilkinson17 July 2024 (2024-07-17)N/A
2"Richard & Natasha"Carolina GiammettaJoy Wilkinson17 July 2024 (2024-07-17)N/A
3"Louisa"Carolina GiammettaJoy Wilkinson18 July 2024 (2024-07-18)N/A
4"Alistair"Carolina GiammettaJoy Wilkinson18 July 2024 (2024-07-18)N/A
5"Sapphire"Carolina GiammettaDavid Allison24 July 2024 (2024-07-24)N/A
6"Joseph"Carolina GiammettaDavid Allison24 July 2024 (2024-07-24)N/A
7"Kate"Carolina GiammettaDavid Allison25 July 2024 (2024-07-25)N/A
8"Emma & Ben"Carolina GiammettaJoy Wilkinson25 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.
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