Joe is a clinical psychologist who meets with a detective in order to aid them with a potential murder enquiry. However, questions abound as to whether he knows more about this case than he\u2019s letting on, and whether he might have something to hide.<\/p>\n
In the series Joe has recently been diagnosed with Parkinson\u2019s disease, and at a recent Q&A attended by RadioTimes.com<\/a><\/strong> and other press, Turner spoke about his research around the illness for the role.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cI met up with a great guy, his name is Drew Hallam. He\u2019s 39 now, the same age as me. And he was diagnosed with Parkinson\u2019s when he was 35, which is very young to be diagnosed with that illness.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s an amazing guy, we met up a few times. We talked endlessly about the details of how the medication makes him feel, what was it like in the early days? What were the first few weeks like? Do you remember them? Because I was talking to him about how reckless Joe might be, he said \u2018Absolutely. I didn\u2019t know what to do with myself.’\u201d<\/p>\n Turner explained that Hallam found it most difficult upon diagnosis to be told that he couldn\u2019t hold his children.<\/p> Turner continued: \u201cThat\u2019s hard, I can\u2019t imagine what that would feel like. And he\u2019s a really accomplished musician, he\u2019s an incredible guitarist, amazing, he showed me videos, off the charts. He can\u2019t do any of that anymore.<\/p>\n \u201cSo he was really interesting to talk to, because I felt like there were these parallels with Joe. I feel like everything we talked about was vital, crucial to me finding Joe\u2019s character with the Parkinson\u2019s. So that was invaluable, moreso than any of the books I read, which were also helpful.\u201d<\/p>\n The Suspect is made up of five episodes and also stars Shaun Parkes, Sian Clifford, Camilla Beeput, Adam James, Anjli Mohindra and Bobby Schofield.<\/p>\n Additional reporting by Morgan Jeffery.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p><\/div> <\/section> The Suspect will air on ITV next month. For more to watch, check out more of our Drama<\/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 James Hibbs Published: Tuesday, 12 July 2022 at 12:00 am ITV\u2019s The Suspect will bring Michael Robotham\u2019s best-selling novel of the same name to screens, telling the story of Doctor Joe O\u2019Loughlin as played here by Aidan Turner. 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