Channel 4 thriller Suspect<\/a>, starring James Nesbitt, is an unusual watch \u2013 that is, if you can make it past the show\u2019s title sequence.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a soapy, retro-feeling introduction to each character as one-by-one they stare moodily into the camera lens, lit by flashing coloured lights. Are they judges on The X Factor? Are they Formula One drivers self-consciously posing for this season\u2019s opening titles<\/a>? It\u2019s all very cringe-inducing.<\/p>\n If you do make it past the show\u2019s bizarre titles (which air at the start of each episode, so buckle up), you\u2019ll find that Suspect is an unexpected watch, likewise soapy, confusing and repetitive at times, and less like a traditional crime drama than a collection of short duologues, with a different pairing each episode.<\/p>\n The series follows James Nesbitt\u2019s character Danny, a grumpy detective with a difficult home life (by now an all-too-familiar trope in crime dramas) who attends a routine ID check on a young woman\u2019s body \u2013 only to discover it\u2019s his estranged daughter, Christina, who has apparently died by suicide.<\/p>\n Starting from episode 1, when Danny lashes out at the unwitting pathologist Jackie, the series follows him as he attempts to solve his daughter\u2019s death, having quickly convinced himself that Christina was in fact murdered.<\/p> Danny goes toe-to-toe with a new \u2018suspect\u2019 per episode (including the likes of Richard E Grant and Sam Heughan in the cast), even when they\u2019re not suspects at all, but just someone caught in the crossfire of Danny\u2019s grief-stricken rage and incomprehension.<\/p>\n The first episode is particularly effective, partly because of the devastating moment when Danny first recognises his daughter (it\u2019s a prolonged sequence, but works well), and partly because of the chemistry between him and the pathologist Jackie (Joely Richardson).<\/p>\n At one point, he locks Jackie in the morgue until she recounts exactly how his estranged daughter died. But with scalpel-sharp precision, she quickly pinpoints the real, underlying issue.<\/p>\n \u201cYou let her down, is that it?\u201d she asks, coolly.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat?\u201d he replies, his voice suddenly childlike, all his anger wiped away in a moment and replaced with something like guilt.<\/p>\n The next instalment sees Danny meet Nicola, the daughter-in-law he didn\u2019t know he had. The episode feels more uneven than the first, despite its tantalising drip-feed of information about Danny\u2019s fractious relationship with his daughter.<\/p>\n It\u2019s the quieter moments that are more impactful. When Danny and Nicola share a cigarette, he deadpans: \u201cI don\u2019t really smoke.\u201d<\/p>\n Nicola laughs: \u201cThat\u2019s what you always say,\u201d and Danny turns to her, at once delighted and heartbroken by the knowledge that Christina had spoken fondly about him at least once before she died.<\/p>\n Viewers expecting a more traditional crime thriller may well be thrown off by the theatrical feel of the series format, with a new pairing of actors each episode.<\/p>\n But the show\u2019s central whodunnit and the short episode lengths (around 20 minutes each) both work in its favour, as does the fact it\u2019s released as a box-set, meaning that \u2013 if you can get past that bizarre title sequence \u2013 you\u2019re sure to race through the entire season.<\/p>\n Suspect will air as a double bill on Sunday 19th June<\/b> at 9pm and 9:30pm on Channel 4, before being released as a box-set on All4 at midnight. Check out more of our\u00a0Drama<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Flora Carr Published: Saturday, 18 June 2022 at 12:00 am 3.0 out of 5 star rating Channel 4 thriller Suspect, starring James Nesbitt, is an unusual watch \u2013 that is, if you can make it past the show\u2019s title sequence. 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