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Suspect

2022–2024 · 2 seasons

A tense, somber investigative drama that keeps you on edge as it slowly uncovers painful truths.

Created by
Matt Baker
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Crime
Starring
James Nesbitt, Imogen King, Sam Heughan
Overview
A Veteran detective is called to a hospital mortuary to identify a corpse only to find it is his estranged daughter. Traumatized by the news she apparently took her own life, Frater sets out to discover the truth about her death.

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Stream in the UK
  • Sky Go
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Matt Baker
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Crime
Starring
James Nesbitt, Imogen King, Sam Heughan
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • mystery
  • deception
  • family
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, mystery, crime
Created by
Matt Baker
Written by
Matt Baker, David Allison, Joy Wilkinson
Starring
James Nesbitt, Imogen King, Sam Heughan, Richard E. Grant, Antonia Thomas, Sacha Dhawan, Niamh Algar, Joely Richardson
Length
2 seasons, 16 episodes, 24 min each
Network
Channel 4
Country
United Kingdom, Belgium
Languages
English, French

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