Suspect (TV series) explained

Genre:Crime drama
Director:Dries Vos (series 1)
Carolina Giammetta (series 2)
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English
Num Series:2
Num Episodes:16
Producer:Ed King
Runtime:30 minutes
Company:Eagle Eye Drama
Fremantle
Network:Channel 4
Last Aired: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 has been commissioned for a second series, with Baker being replaced as writer by Joy Wilkinson and David Allison.[1] [2] The second series began broadcast on 17 July 2024.

Premise

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

Series 1

Series 2

Production

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

Series 2

Reception

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".

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.tvzoneuk.com/post/suspect-s2ann1-ren
  2. https://www.channel4.com/press/news/anne-marie-duff-returns-lead-role-joined-all-star-cast-second-series-channel-4-and
  3. Web site: ‘Suspect’ Season 2: Dominic Cooper, Tamsin Greig, Eddie Marsan & More Join Channel 4-Britbox International Drama Series. Deadline.
  4. Web site: Ramachandran . Naman . James Nesbitt, Joely Richardson, Richard E. Grant to Star in Channel 4 'Forhoret' Adaptation 'Suspect' . . 29 September 2021 . September 29, 2021.
  5. Web site: Harrison . Ellie . James Nesbitt drama leaves drivers fuming after show takes over fully-stocked petrol station . . 31 January 2022 . October 2, 2021.
  6. Web site: Suspect review – James Nesbitt rages endlessly in unbearable Luther-lite . The Guardian.
  7. Web site: Suspect review: What makes James Nesbitt want to play the same character over and over? . The Independent.
  8. Web site: Suspect, review, Channel 4: James Nesbitt takes this silly crime drama far too seriously . i.