The Suspect

Someone at central casting ITV must have decided so because it's the addition of fulsome face furniture that turns chiselled Poldark hero Aidan Turner into the ...

MORE : Because that would be seriously bad taste. Meanwhile, Dr Joe is treating a disturbed young man fixated on the number 21 whose sole purpose appears to be to provide another suspect in the story.

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The Suspect will begin airing on ITV on Monday 29 August at 9pm. Pryor in The Harrowing. Mohindra’s other roles include playing Archie in fantasy series The Lazarus Project and Beatrice in sci-fi series The Peripheral. Turner is known for playing Kili in The Hobbit film trilogy, and for playing the lead role in period drama Poldark. Who is in the cast of The Suspect? The Suspect is a new ITV drama series about a respected doctor who is pulled into a murder investigation only to become a suspect in the crime

The man formerly known as Poldark is back, in clothes, as a psychologist called on to help solve a murder case – until he starts stroking the corpse in the ...

But it is not quite enough to disrupt the otherwise polished proceedings that work a notch above the purely formulaic. But he soon will, because Ruiz and Devi pitch up at his home that night to tell him and his wife all about it – and recap McCain’s allegations of sexual assault against him. Bobby has an obsession with the number 21 and is awaiting sentencing for violently assaulting a woman after she jumped a cab-rank queue. Veteran officer DI Vince Ruiz (Shaun Parkes) and up-and-comer DS Riya Devi (Anjli Mohindra) believe that she was forced to stab herself shallowly 20 times before a fatal 21st blow was administered either by her or by the killer. O’Loughlin is a conscientious professional who is just starting to come to terms with a recent diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease. He plays the clothed psychologist Dr Joseph O’Loughlin and is in possession of a beard so impressive that I suspect it may have required planning permission.

Aidan Turner plays Dr. Joe O'Loughlin, a hero psychologist and suspected killer, in ITV's The Suspect.

[subscribe now](http://radiotimes.com/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article) and get the next 12 issues for only £1. He appears to incriminate himself by insisting that "some people really deserve to die" and uttering a series of sinister whispers ("The only time she sleeps alone is when she’s in the ground – and she will sleep." We see Joe suggest to Gerald that Bobby might somehow be linked to Catherine's murder, and tell his friend Dr. Most damning of all, he's obsessed with the number 21 and Catherine was stabbed 21 times. he says, during their first on-screen session) so could've used this to divert suspicion away from himself and towards his patient. Then again, all of the above would make Bobby the perfect patsy if Joe wanted to commit murder and frame someone else. Though she later withdrew the allegations and he was cleared of any wrongdoing, the incident almost ruined Joe's career and his marriage – giving him reason enough to bear a grudge. if Joe killed Catherine, why does he appear so surprised / distressed when he sees her body at the mortuary? Plus, Joe shreds Catherine's application form when it lands on his desk – a strange thing to do if he's not guilty of something. Did Joe make the call? Can it really be that all the evidence apparently pointing to Dr. Joe O'Loughlin (Aidan Turner) rescue a teenager who was contemplating suicide by jumping from a hospital's window ledge, seven storeys up.

THE Suspect is ITV's latest must-watch murder mystery series - and viewers are in for a treat.But how many episodes are there in The Suspect? Here's e.

''It’s a stepping stone for her to get to the next level of her career. “She is partnered with Detective Inspector Vince Ruiz, played by Shaun Parkes. She is incredibly tenacious and super smart. Speaking on her character Anjli Mohindra says: “Devi is a hot shot police detective sergeant who hasn’t quite found her tribe yet. So they make a very unlikely duo.” How many episodes are there in The Suspect?

The Suspect sees Aidan Turner's hero psychologist suddenly in the frame for murder. But did he do it?

[The Lazarus Project](https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-lazarus-project-review-sky-sci-fi-thriller/)), Joe is taken to the morgue to see the body. Fenwick (Fleabag’s Sian Clifford), who has asked Joe to walk her down the aisle at her upcoming wedding is one who is bound to be important. James Strong from [Vigil ](https://www.denofgeek.com/vigil/)and [Broadchurch](https://www.denofgeek.com/broadchurch/) and Camilla Strøm Henriksen who has meaty crime credits in her native Norway share directing duties in a show that from our first taster feels ambitious and thrilling if enjoyably silly. He’s a brilliant (probably – they’re always brilliant aren’t they?) psychologist with his own private practice, several published books that are still selling well and a new one on the way which is coincidentally (or is it?) about murder among sex workers. Somewhat in the mold of HBO shows like Oh and he’s played by Poldark (aka Aidan Turner).

Aidan Turner's new drama The Suspect might be framing him as a possible murderer, but many viewers had other ideas after the first episode.

Aidan Turner's Joe O'Loughlin was left dangling in the ITV drama's stressful pre-titles sequence.

[subscribe now](http://radiotimes.com/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article) and get the next 12 issues for only £1. We actually went back later and shot some close-ups of the strap [when Joe and Malcolm are hanging and the harness threatens to come loose], which really sells it." "You're trying to sell it as a director," Strong said. The two men end up dangling mid-air, Malcolm barely secured by a loosely-fastened harness and Joe holding on to him for dear life. "All those elements are really important," he concluded. So all those things are considerations – time, money, all that stuff." [The Suspect's Aidan Turner casting 'plays with audience expectations'](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/suspect-aidan-turner-casting-exclusive-newsupdate/) [Aidan Turner thriller The Suspect almost got made 5 years ago](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/the-suspect-five-years-ago-newsupdate/) [Aidan Turner says meeting with Parkinson’s patient for ITV’s The Suspect was "invaluable"](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/aidan-turner-the-suspect-parkinsons-newsupdate/) [Drama](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/) coverage or visit our [TV Guide](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/tv-listings/) to see what's on tonight. [terms and conditions](https://www.immediate.co.uk/terms-and-conditions/) and [privacy policy](https://policies.immediate.co.uk/privacy/). In its opening 10 minutes, the series saw psychologist Dr. [Doctor Who](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-2022-specials-release/) called [Partners in Crime](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-guide/partners-in-crime/), where David [Tennant] and Catherine Tate are hanging out a window, so that was kind of reminiscent of this." [Subscribe to Radio Times magazine and get 12 issues for £1](https://www.buysubscriptions.com/print/radio-times-magazine-subscription?promo=RTBPL22&utm_medium=brandsite&utm_source=radiotimes.com&utm_campaign=fixed-article_rtbpl22&utm_content=promotional-link&utm_style=brand)

The 'Poldark' star plays a clinical psychologist accused of murder in this contrived five-part drama that somehow lures you in.

It is the froth that’s been scraped from the surface of other, better crime dramas. Good, too, are some of the supporting cast, most notably Shaun Parkes and Anjli Mohandra as the detective duo on the hunt for the killer. [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) The Suspect doesn’t attempt to treat these topics with any nuance, but that’s probably a good thing. Red flags stick out of him like a flamboyant human porcupine. [ITV](/topic/itv), Channels 4 and 5, they’re all to blame – have whittled down the genre to a slick, revoltingly homogenous formula. In an instant, he becomes the “rooftop hero doctor” to the world. Souring all the silliness is the subject matter itself, which veers into some genuinely dark territory: self-harm; murder; degenerative illness. But before long, as coincidences and revelations start racking up, the detectives’ attention turns to Joe himself. There is much about The Suspect that simply beggars belief. [The Suspect](/topic/the-suspect), ITV’s latest five-episode mystery drama, is made in exactly this mould – if you’d told me I was watching Vigil, or Trigger Point, I’d have believed you. Just switch out a few proper nouns, spin a wheel to decide who the killer is, and roll film.