Suspect | |
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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 | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
Production | |
Executive producers |
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Producer | Ed King |
Production companies | Eagle Eye Drama Fremantle |
Original release | |
Network | Channel 4 |
Release | 19 June 2022 – 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
- 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
- Dominic Cooper (season 2) [3]
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. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.K. viewers (millions) |
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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 |
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
- ↑ https://www.tvzoneuk.com/post/suspect-s2ann1-ren
- ↑ https://www.channel4.com/press/news/anne-marie-duff-returns-lead-role-joined-all-star-cast-second-series-channel-4-and
- ↑ "'Suspect' Season 2: Dominic Cooper, Tamsin Greig, Eddie Marsan & More Join Channel 4-Britbox International Drama Series". Deadline.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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.
External links
- Suspect at IMDb
- Suspect on Metacritic