Suspects (TV series)

Suspects

Main cast (Series 5-)
Genre Crime fiction
Police procedural
Created by Darren Fairhurst
Steve Hughes
Paul Marquess
Starring Damien Molony
Clare-Hope Ashitey
Fay Ripley
James Murray
Lenora Crichlow
Perry Fitzpatrick
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 4
No. of episodes 17
Production
Producer(s) Mary Hare
Kara Manley
Paul Marquess
Running time 45 minutes (approx. per episode)
Production company(s) Newman Street
Release
Original network Channel 5
Original release 12 February 2014 (2014-02-12) – present
External links
Website
Production website

Suspects is a British police procedural television series first aired on Channel 5 on 12 February 2014.[1]

Set in London, the series follows DS Jack Weston, DC Charlie Steele and their senior DI Martha Bellamy of Greater London Police whilst they investigate different types of cases including murder, attempted murder, missing people, drug overdose, child abuse and sex crime.

Most of the show's dialogue is improvised in order to make it seem natural, the actors have a detailed story document[2] and perform from there. The show is filmed within the former London Electricity Building on Cambridge Heath Road, London. The building doubles as Brownall House which features in ITV's comedy series The Job Lot.

Overview

Suspects is set in a London police station. DS Jack Weston, DC Charlie Steele and DI Martha Bellamy investigate murder cases, missing person's reports, drug overdoses etc.[3] Within every episode a crime is solved in a documentary style. For the second series the concept of the series was changed, so that cases are not resolved in a single episode.[4] The actors don't have a script. The plot is described roughly, and actors improvise the dialogue and their reactions.[5] Through this production style the series should be more realistic and investigative.[6] The series hardly deals with the private lives of the investigators, it is about the police work. An episode is shot within two and a half days, which means that one scene is filmed within only 18 minutes.[7] The main cast prepared for the series by taking a police workshop with a retired police officer for several weeks. They learned interview techniques, police terminologies and general day-to-day lingo.[8]

Cast

Episodes

Series 1 (2014)

The complete first series was released on DVD on September 1, 2014.[9]

No. Title Directed by Written by Original airdate
1"Alone"John HardwickClaire Fryer12 February 2014 (2014-02-12)
When a toddler is reported abducted from her home, her family come under immediate suspicion.
2"Calling Card"John HardwickJake Riddell19 February 2014 (2014-02-19)
The detectives unravel a complex case of assault and drug abuse at an East London nightclub.
3"Hard Target"Craig PicklesJake Riddell26 February 2014 (2014-02-26)
The hunt for a rapist gets complicated when his latest victim is the wife of a senior police officer.
4"Sensitivity"Craig PicklesJake Riddell5 March 2014 (2014-03-05)
The team investigate an apparent drug overdose of a euthanasia campaigner.
5"Eyes Closed"Craig PicklesClaire Fryer12 March 2014 (2014-03-12)
The stabbing of a schoolgirl in a notorious London park uncovers an organised paedophile ring.

Series 2 (2014)

The second series consisted of 4 episodes, arranged as two 2-part stories, with each story being originally being shown on consecutive days in the same week.[10]

No. Title Directed by Written by Original airdate
1"Nobody Else (Part One)"Craig PicklesKathrine Smith20 August 2014 (2014-08-20)
The team investigate when a barrister is found bound and gagged in his own home, having been the victim of a vicious attack.
2"Nobody Else (Part Two)"Craig PicklesKathrine Smith21 August 2014 (2014-08-21)
When the body of a student is discovered on Crowford Common, the team realise that they have a serial attacker on their hands.
3"Vigilante (Part One)"Fiona WaltonHilary Frankland27 August 2014 (2014-08-27)
A known vigilante who has a penchant for tracking down and exposing paedophiles is attacked and left for dead on a towpath.
4"Vigilante (Part Two)"Fiona WaltonJack Riddell & Claire Fryer28 August 2014 (2014-08-28)
When the leader of the paedophile ring is found dead, the team realise that time is running out to find the killer.

Series 3 (2015)

A third series aired in January 2015.[11]

No. Title Directed by Written by Original airdate
1"The Artist"Craig PicklesClaire Fryer13 January 2015 (2015-01-13)
The London detectives investigate a brutal attack on a popular art teacher at her college.
2"Victim"John HardwickClaire Fryer & Tom Lazenby14 January 2015 (2015-01-14)
The team investigates the case of a badly burned young woman who has been dumped in the Thames.
3"Safe from Harm"Craig PicklesClaire Fryer20 January 2015 (2015-01-20)
In the team's investigation of a petrol-bomb attack, Jack sets his sights on a reprobate property developer who has so far managed to elude conviction.
4"Connections"John HardwickClaire Fryer21 January 2015 (2015-01-21)
After a teenaged girl is found naked and severely wounded, Charlie tries to identify the victim and connect her to the case of a recent girl gone missing.

Series 4 (2015)

A fourth series began broadcasting weekly on Wednesday 25 November 2015. It consists of four stand-alone episodes.

No. Title Directed by Written by Original airdate
1"AWOL"John HardwickKathrine Smith25 November 2015 (2015-11-25)
The team investigate when a father stages a protest in an attempt to persuade the army into opening a search for his missing son, who has disappeared since returning from a tour of Afghanistan. Initial suspicion falls on three of his army colleagues who he was drinking with on the night he disappeared, but when one of them is involved in a hit-and-run, the team discover that a secret affair was taking place within the confines of the regiment. With none of the suspects willing to grass on their comrades, the team lead a manhunt for a missing satellite navigation system, which could lead them to the location where they suspect the missing man's body has been buried.
2"Revenge"Sylvie BodenSarah-Louise Hawkins2 December 2015 (2015-12-02)
When convicted killer Dean Price is found dumped on wasteground, having been attacked in the same way as his victim, Alex Wojnar, the team realise that they may be dealing with a case of revenge. Wojnar's sister becomes the initial suspect for the attack, but when the team uncover Price's phone in his brother's house, they realise that Price may not have been guilty of murder. When DNA evidence reveals that Wojnar's sister's husband was present at the scene of his murder, family loyalties become divided, and following some frank confessions, the team soon uncover that Price's nephew may have been responsible for the attack of which his uncle was sentenced.
3"Ricochet"Craig PicklesJake Riddell9 December 2015 (2015-12-09)
The team investigate when a local community leader is shot outside the boxing club which he runs for disadvantaged youths.
4"Rough Justice"John HardwickJackie Malton16 December 2015 (2015-12-16)
When an elderly widow is brutally attacked in her own home on a notorious London estate, the team set out to find her attacker.

Series 5 (2016)

A fifth series of the show has been confirmed for 2016, however, without main cast member Fay Ripley, who due to her filming commitments for the new series of Cold Feet, was unable to reprise her role as DI Martha Bellamy. Bellamy will be found dead, having been fatally shot, in the first episode of the series.[12] Three new cast members will be introduced to the main cast with the initial premise of investigating her murder. Lenora Crichlow stars as DS Alisha Brooks, James Murray stars as DCI Daniel Drummond, and Perry Fitzpatrick stars as TDC Gary Roscoe.[13]

References

  1. ↑ Morgan Jeffery (10 February 2014). "Suspects - Channel 5's stripped back cop drama: "It's electrifying".". Digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  2. ↑ Morgan Jeffery (18 August 2014). "Suspects returns: How TOWIE and The Bill spawned Channel 5's drama hit". Digital Spy. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  3. ↑ David Stephenson (17 August 2014). "Being Human's Damien Molony on Suspects: 'Just brilliant craic'". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  4. ↑ Jake Wallis Simons (20 August 2014). "Suspects, Channel 5, review: 'unnervingly true to life'". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
  5. ↑ Christopher Stevens (21 August 2014). "Catch of the day: Cod, haddock and a green-faced Englishman: CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night's TV". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  6. ↑ Kathy Griffiths (17 August 2014). "Crime drama with an edge – that’s why Suspects is Kathy Griffiths’s TV highlight of the week". Southwales-eveningpost.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  7. ↑ Andrew Collins (2014-08-18). "Why Suspects is revolutionising crime drama Suspects is that rarest of TV series – a cop show that's actually about policing rather than its heroes' troubled private lives. Is this what happens when you ditch the script and get the cast to improvise? Andrew Collins investigates.". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
  8. ↑ Lorna Cooper (12 February 2014). "Suspects: Damien Molony in cop drama with a difference.". Msn.com. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "Suspects Series 1 DVD released 1 September, pre-order now!". Damienmolony.org. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "Suspects Programme guide". Radio Times. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  11. ↑ Jeffery, Morgan. "Suspects to air new episodes in autumn and 2015 on Channel 5". Digital Spy, 14 March 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  12. ↑ http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/being-human/news/a789753/being-human-reunion-lenora-crichlow-joins-damien-molony-in-channel-5s-suspects/
  13. ↑ https://twitter.com/SuspectsTVShow/status/714482196334120960

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