Under Suspicion is an American police drama television series set in Portland, Oregon. It was created by Jacqueline Zambrano. Its episodes were broadcast on the CBS network from September 16, 1994, to March 10, 1995. Though short-lived, the show premiered to fairly strong reviews, which praised lead Karen Sillas's performance and observed that the show functioned as a kind of Americanized Prime Suspect.[1][2]
| Under Suspicion | |
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| Genre | Police drama |
| Created by | Jacqueline Zambrano |
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| Composer | Joseph Vitarelli |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
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| Producer | Marjorie David |
| Production location | Portland, Oregon |
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| Running time | 60 minutes (with commercials) |
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| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | September 16, 1994 – March 10, 1995 |
Filming occurred in Portland, with views of the South Park Blocks and Willamette River.[3]
The show is rated M in New Zealand for violence, sexual references and offensive language.
Cast
editThe show stars Karen Sillas as Detective Rose "Phil" Phillips, the only female detective in a male-dominated police squad.
The supporting cast includes Philip Casnoff as Internal Affairs Sergeant Jimmy Vitelli, veteran character actor Seymour Cassel (star of Faces and Minnie and Moskowitz) as Captain Mickey Schwartz, Ray Baker (Hard Rain) as Chief DeSort, Paul McCrane as Detective Clarke, Michael Beach as Detective Desmond Beck, Doug Baldwin as coroner Leon Hart, and Arabella Field as Patsi Moosekian.
Plot
editThe harsh realities of discrimination are always apparent to Detective Rose "Phil" Phillips. In addition to coping with the daily pressures of being a detective, she must break down the barrier of crude sexist comments made by her fellow cops and force them to see her as an equal.
Sexy, tough and a good cop, Phil confronts her own feelings about being a woman in a man's world when she finds herself attracted to Sergeant Jimmy Vitelli of Internal Affairs, a handsome, arrogant cop on the rise.
Phil's determination, crime-solving skills and feminine perspective make her a compassionate, outstanding detective, but she'll always be Under Suspicion as she struggles to prove that she's just "one of the boys."
Episodes
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 1 | "Pilot" | Unknown | Unknown | September 16, 1994 | TBA |
| 2 | "Serial Killer: Part 1" | Unknown | Unknown | September 23, 1994 | TBA |
| 3 | "Serial Killer: Part 2" | Unknown | Unknown | September 30, 1994 | TBA |
| 4 | "Child Molester: Part 1" | Unknown | Unknown | October 7, 1994 | TBA |
| 5 | "Child Molester: Part 2" | Unknown | Unknown | October 14, 1994 | TBA |
| 6 | "Wife Abuse/Murder: Part 1" | Unknown | Unknown | October 28, 1994 | TBA |
| 7 | "Wife Abuse/Murder: Part 2" | James Quinn | Don Carlos Dunaway | November 4, 1994 | TBA |
| 8 | "Arson/Murder Story" | James Quinn | Don Carlos Dunaway | November 11, 1994 | 291057 |
| 9 | "The Retarded Witness" | Michael Watkins | Gerry Conway | November 18, 1994 | TBA |
| 10 | "Father/Daughter Murder" | Unknown | Unknown | December 1, 1994 | TBA |
| 11 | "Sex Harassment/Corruption Case" | Michael Watkins | Anne Kenney | January 6, 1995 | 291065 |
| 12 | "Koreatown Murder" | James Quinn | Rose Schacht & Ann Powell | January 13, 1995 | 291062 |
| 13 | "Holy Suspect" | Kenneth Fink | Gerry Conway | January 20, 1995 | 291063 |
| 14 | "A Haunting Case" | Unknown | Unknown | January 27, 1995 | TBA |
| 15 | "Hostage Standoff" | Unknown | Unknown | February 3, 1995 | TBA |
| 16 | "Kinky Murder" | Dean Parisot | David Latt | February 24, 1995 | 291066 |
| 17 | "Cop Killing" | James Quinn | Jacqueline Zambrano & Anne Kenney | March 3, 1995 | 291067 |
| 18 | "Wrongful Shooting" | James Quinn | Jacqueline Zambrano | March 10, 1995 | 291068 |
References
edit- ^ Jicha, Tom (1994-09-16). "'Under Suspicion' Is A Prime Concept". Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
- ^ Tucker, Ken (1994-09-23). "TV Review: Under Suspicion". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on May 25, 2007. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
- ^ Christ, Janet (1995-01-16). "COUNTING THE TAKE". The Oregonian. pp. B01.