Suspect (2022)
Synopsis
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.
Creator
Jo McGrath, Walter Iuzzolino, Dries Vos
Network
Channel 4
Episodes
Jackie
Jaded police detective Danny Frater goes to a mortuary for what he thinks will be a routine ID check only to discover the body is that of his estranged daughter. He questions the pathologist's conclusion of death by suicide.
Nicola
Danny visits the apartment where the body he had earlier identified as his daughter Christina was found and begins to discover more about her complicated life. He questions Christina's wife Nicola.
Maia
Bruised by his encounter with Nicola, Danny goes to The Crimson Orchid gentleman's club to look for Christina's best friend Maia - who Nicola accused of corrupting Christina.
Jaisal
Danny decides to go against the advice of Maia and go alone to meet with Christina's supplier - who turns out to be Jaisal Batra, a corrupt ex-cop turned club owner.
Ryan
Danny goes to confront his former police partner Ryan, but he does not mention the CCTV footage and it soon becomes clear that his old friend is hiding something from him.
Harry
Danny sets off for a showdown with the man he believes is Christina's killer - the suave and ruthless entrepreneur and investor Harry Carr.
Susannah
After all that he has learned about his daughter's death it is time for a subdued Danny to return to the hospital mortuary to say a final goodbye to Christina in the company of his ex-wife Susannah.
Danny
Danny turns up on Jackie's doorstep to demand to know why the evidence of foul play that he has uncovered over the course of the evening wasn't mentioned in her post-mortem report.
Cast
Details
Original Title
Suspect
Status
Ended
Seasons
2
Episodes
16
Production
Happy Duck Films, Eagle Eye Drama