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 series1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
ProducerEd King
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 has been commissioned for a second series, with Baker being replaced as writer by Joy Wilkinson and David Allison.[1][2]

Premise

A detective retraces the final days of his murdered daughter to discover what happened.

Cast

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

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.K. 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

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".

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. ↑ "'Suspect' Season 2: Dominic Cooper, Tamsin Greig, Eddie Marsan & More Join Channel 4-Britbox International Drama Series". Deadline.
  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. ↑ "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.
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