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.
| 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 | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Ed King |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Eagle Eye Drama Fremantle |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | 19 June 2022 – present |
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
editDetective 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
editSeries 1
edit- 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
edit- 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
editThe 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
editSeries 1
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | UK viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Jackie" | Dries Vos | Matt Baker | 19 June 2022 | N/A |
| 2 | "Nicola" | Dries Vos | Matt Baker | 19 June 2022 | N/A |
| 3 | "Maia" | Dries Vos | Matt Baker | 19 June 2022 | N/A |
| 4 | "Jaisal" | Dries Vos | Matt Baker | 19 June 2022 | N/A |
| 5 | "Ryan" | Dries Vos | Matt Baker | 19 June 2022 | N/A |
| 6 | "Harry" | Dries Vos | Matt Baker | 19 June 2022 | N/A |
| 7 | "Susannah" | Dries Vos | Matt Baker | 19 June 2022 | N/A |
| 8 | "Danny" | Dries Vos | Matt Baker | 19 June 2022 | N/A |
Series 2
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | UK viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Jon" | Carolina Giammetta | Joy Wilkinson | 17 July 2024 | N/A |
| 2 | "Richard & Natasha" | Carolina Giammetta | Joy Wilkinson | 17 July 2024 | N/A |
| 3 | "Louisa" | Carolina Giammetta | Joy Wilkinson | 18 July 2024 | N/A |
| 4 | "Alistair" | Carolina Giammetta | Joy Wilkinson | 18 July 2024 | N/A |
| 5 | "Sapphire" | Carolina Giammetta | David Allison | 24 July 2024 | N/A |
| 6 | "Joseph" | Carolina Giammetta | David Allison | 24 July 2024 | N/A |
| 7 | "Kate" | Carolina Giammetta | David Allison | 25 July 2024 | N/A |
| 8 | "Emma & Ben" | Carolina Giammetta | Joy Wilkinson | 25 July 2024 | N/A |
Reception
editThe 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
edit- ^ "Suspect: Channel 4 Drama Renewed for Second Series".
- ^ "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".
- ^ "'Suspect' Season 2: Dominic Cooper, Tamsin Greig, Eddie Marsan & More Join Channel 4-Britbox International Drama Series". Deadline. 15 November 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Nicholson, Rebecca (19 June 2022). "Suspect review – James Nesbitt rages endlessly in unbearable Luther-lite". The Guardian.
- ^ "Suspect review: What makes James Nesbitt want to play the same character over and over?". The Independent.
- ^ "Suspect, review, Channel 4: James Nesbitt takes this silly crime drama far too seriously". i. 19 June 2022.
External links
edit- Suspect at IMDb
- Suspect on Metacritic