Series synopsis
Professor T is a British crime mystery drama television series that premiered on ITV1 on July 18, 2021. It was created by Malin-Sarah Gozin, Paul Piedfort. It stars Ben Miller, Emma Naomi, Barney White and Juliet Aubrey.
Eccentric criminal psychology Professor T is a successful police advisor but his unpredictable nature drives his colleagues crazy. He has a brilliant mind, but also several psychological and neurological disorders which make him a complex and often difficult individual. However, aided by the trusty and understanding Annelies and Daan they form a team of high-powered experts that Antwerp Homicide Department rely on. After Season Two, however, things change radically. This is a thinking person's t ...
Premise
Eccentric criminal psychology Professor T is a successful police advisor but his unpredictable nature drives his colleagues crazy. He has a brilliant mind, but also several psychological and neurological disorders which make him a complex and often difficult individual. However, aided by the trusty and understanding Annelies and Daan they form a team of high-powered experts that Antwerp Homicide Department rely on. After Season Two, however, things change radically. This is a thinking person's television series.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Ben Miller as Professor Tempest
- Emma Naomi as Lisa Donckers
- Barney White as Dan Winters
- Juliet Aubrey as Christina Brand
- Sarah Woodward as Ingrid Snares
- Andy Gathergood as Paul Rabbit
- Douglas Reith as Dean
- Juliet Stevenson as Helena Goldberg
Supporting cast
- Frances de la Tour as Adelaide Tempest
- Line Pillet as Milly Standish
- Lizzy Watts as Lena Fell
- Olivia Morris as Valerie Peters
- Lizzie Back as Diana Tyson
- Martin Swabey as Martin Bentley
- Maïmouna Badjie as Saskia Dawson
- Madeleine Fletcher as Jasmine Banks
- Daniel Cane as Dennis Banks
- Maria Dafneros as Nurse
- Kathlyn Wuyts as Student
- Francis Dony as Nigel Wiggins
Guest cast
- Line Pillet as Milly Standish
- Lizzy Watts as Lena Fell
- Olivia Morris as Valerie Peters
- Lizzie Back as Diana Tyson
- Martin Swabey as Martin Bentley
- Maïmouna Badjie as Saskia Dawson
- Madeleine Fletcher as Jasmine Banks
- Daniel Cane as Dennis Banks
- Maria Dafneros as Nurse
- Kathlyn Wuyts as Student
- Francis Dony as Nigel Wiggins
- Tess Bryant as Claudine Froggatt
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 30 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | July 18, 2021 | August 22, 2021 |
| Season 2 | 6 | September 16, 2022 | October 28, 2022 |
| Season 3 | 6 | March 27, 2024 | May 1, 2024 |
| Season 4 | 6 | August 10, 2025 | |
| Season 5 | 6 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Anatomy of a Memory Diana Tyson was violently attacked on the university campus where Professor T has tenure. DI Lisa Donckers suspects that the assault is very similar to one that occurred years beforehand, and, having been a previous student of Professor T's, she thinks he can help. |
July 18, 2021 |
| 2 |
A Fish Called Walter There is a poisoning at a reception. The police start to think that the real target is a civil servant who forged an environmental report who also was present at the reception. Due to the forged report, the daughter of a young family is very sick in hospital. The child's father might have something to do with the death. |
July 25, 2021 |
| 3 |
Tiger Tiger A jeweller is run down in the street when he crosses in a hurry. In his bag he has a collection of very valuable diamonds. The police suspect there is more to it and visit his family. |
August 1, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ring of Fire When a student is left badly burnt and in a coma after a house fire, the CID team call in Professor T after it emerges the victim was drugged. |
September 16, 2022 |
| 2 |
The Mask Murders A prominent barrister and his wife are found shot dead in a crime that has uncanny similarities to a double murder that the barrister successfully prosecuted 15 years earlier. |
September 23, 2022 |
| 3 |
The Family The Professor is asked to decipher a macabre puzzle when a doctor and her family are found dead in a grisly tableau on their living room sofa, each having died by different means. But in which order and by whom? |
September 30, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Heir to the Throne When Professor T is jailed and finds the sights, sounds and smells of prison hard to take, Dan and Lisa try to distract him with a murder case. |
March 27, 2024 |
| 2 |
The Perfect Picture When a body is found floating in a hotel swimming pool, the police suspect foul play and decide to get Professor T's help. |
April 3, 2024 |
| 3 |
Truth and Justice Professor T is up in court and must decide whether to save himself or his former lover, and there are no end of suspects in a prison officer's death. |
April 10, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Overboard A woman mysteriously disappears from a yacht, during a trip with her boyfriend and friends. Dr. Goldberg tries to convince Professor Tempest to resume collaboration with the police. |
August 10, 2025 |
| 2 |
September Gardens While Jasper visits a home for the elderly, a woman is killed by one of the people living there. But there may be more to the murder than meets the eye. |
August 10, 2025 |
| 3 |
The Inspection A school inspector is killed, first by five stab wounds, and then by being smothered. Why two different methods? |
August 10, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural causes | |
| 2 | The ring | |
| 3 | Retreat |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ITV1 |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 18, 2021 |
| Last aired | May 1, 2024 |
| Runtime | 50 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | at 21:00:00 |