''The Suspect'' is a British police procedural television series in five episodes based on

Michael Robotham Michael Robotham (born 9 November 1960) is an Australian crime fiction writer who has twice won the CWA Gold Dagger award for best novel and twice been shortlisted for the Edgar Award for best novel. His eldest child is Alexandra Hope Robotham, ...

's 2004 novel ''The Suspect''. Screenwritten by Peter Berry and produced by Natasha Romaniuk, the first episode aired on

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on Monday 29 August 2022. The thriller stars Aidan Turner in the title role of Joe O'Loughlin, a clinical psychologist. The series was filmed during 2021 in various locations in London.

Synopsis

A woman is found in a shallow grave in a cemetery. The postmortem reveals that she has been stabbed 21 times, self inflicted. Asked by the police for his advice on the crime, Joe O'Loughlin a clinical psychologist, reveals that the woman was a former patient and following a series of apparent coincidences and circumstantial evidence he becomes suspected of the murder. From the synopsis on the author's book website.

Cast

* Aidan Turner as Joe O'Loughlin * Shaun Parkes as DI Ruiz * Anjli Mohindra as DS Devi *

Sian Clifford Sian Clifford (born 7 April 1982) is an English actress. She is best known for playing Claire, the older sister of the titular character in the BBC comedy-drama series ''Fleabag'' (2016–2019) and also portrayed Martha Crawley in the ITV/Amazo ...

as Fenwick *

Camilla Beeput Camilla Marie Beeput (born 9 September 1981) is an English stage, television and film actress and singer. Winner of the Next Generation, Voice of a Women Award (2015), Beeput was first discovered on ''Fame Academy'' in 2002 and has gone on to r ...

as Julianne * Adam James as Gerald Owens *Bobby Schofield as Bobby Moran *

Bronagh Waugh Bronagh Waugh (born 6 October 1982) is an actress from Northern Ireland. She played Cheryl Brady in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' from 2009 to 2013. At the 2010 British Soap Awards, Waugh was nominated for awards for Best Newcomer, B ...

as Cara *

Angela Griffin Angela Mellissa Griffin (born 19 July 1976) is a British actress and television presenter who has been active on British television since the early 1990s. She is best known for portraying the roles of Fiona Middleton in the ITV soap opera ''Cor ...

as Melinda *

Katy Carmichael Katy Jane Carmichael (born 5 March 1970) is an English actress, director and producer. She is most known for her roles Twist Morgan in the Channel 4 sitcom ''Spaced'', Lucy Barlow in the ITV (TV network), ITV soap ''Coronation Street'', and Mel ...

as Bridget Aherne

Episodes

Critical response

A review of the TV series in ''The Independent'' states "The dialogue is far too flimsy to effectively gloss over anything; plot holes fall out the characters’ mouths with a clang" but does admit to it being 'strangely compelling'.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Suspect (TV series), The 2022 British television series debuts 2020s British crime drama television series 2020s British police procedural television series Television series by World Productions Television series by ITV Studios English-language television shows