Series synopsis
Suspects is a British crime drama television series that premiered on 5 on February 12, 2014. It ended on August 31, 2016. It stars Damien Molony, Clare-Hope Ashitey and Fay Ripley.
In order to rescue her best friend Coco Kam, masseuse Cheng Siu-Yan is embroiled in a triad murder case. Wrongly accused that she has killed someone, Yan hides away from police and gangsters by reluctantly returning to her long-separated father Cheng Tsun-Cheong. Cheong manages a Chinese herbal tea shop but business is failing. Yan drags through the days stressfully until Ng Chung-Ming comes into her life. Chung-Ming claims to have a secret prescription for making Chinese herbal tea but he is ac ...
Premise
In order to rescue her best friend Coco Kam, masseuse Cheng Siu-Yan is embroiled in a triad murder case. Wrongly accused that she has killed someone, Yan hides away from police and gangsters by reluctantly returning to her long-separated father Cheng Tsun-Cheong. Cheong manages a Chinese herbal tea shop but business is failing. Yan drags through the days stressfully until Ng Chung-Ming comes into her life. Chung-Ming claims to have a secret prescription for making Chinese herbal tea but he is actually an undercover police. By investigating Siu-Yan's case, Chung-Ming hopes to get promoted and marry his inspector girlfriend Cheung Sz-Man. But when he meets the cheerful Siu-Yan, he begins to develop his self-esteem and his relationship with Siu-Yan grows.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Damien Molony as DS Jack Weston
- Clare-Hope Ashitey as DC Charlie Steele
- Fay Ripley as DI Martha Bellamy
Guest cast
- Katie Jarvis as Sadie Burns
- Dominic Coleman
- Luke Newberry as Nate Turner
- McKell David as Zac Forrester
- Claire Cooper as Carol Collins
- Lucy Carless as Lucy Harris
- Sabrina Bartlett as Hannah Stevenson
- Elizabeth Rider as Grace Jenkins
- Simon Manyonda as Lewis
- Jon Wennington as Kirk's Solicitor (uncredited)
- Sofia Abbasi as Press Reporter
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 23 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 5 | February 12, 2014 | March 12, 2014 |
| Season 2 | 4 | August 20, 2014 | August 28, 2014 |
| Season 3 | 4 | January 13, 2015 | January 21, 2015 |
| Season 4 | 4 | November 25, 2015 | December 16, 2015 |
| Season 5 | 6 | August 3, 2016 | August 31, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alone A two-year-old girl is abducted from her home and her dysfunctional family comes under immediate suspicion, but then a convicted child killer is also connected to the case. |
February 12, 2014 |
| 2 |
Calling Card Jack and Charlie investigate an assault on the owner of the Green Pit nightclub in east London and discover the victim's sister unconscious in the cellar, with blood pouring from a head wound. The detectives' efforts to piece together what happened are hampered by the lack of CCTV footage, and the case takes a confusing turn when a 19-year-old student is found dead with a flyer for the club in his pocket. |
February 19, 2014 |
| 3 |
Hard Target Jack and Charlie's hunt for a serial rapist becomes complicated when the latest woman to be attacked turns out to be Diane Ackerman - the wife of the station's chief superintendent Howard. A routine background check reveals that the police had recently been called to their address and Diane has a bruise on her throat that predates the rape. |
February 26, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nobody Else (Part One) In the first of a two-part story, DI Martha Bellamy's neighbour, barrister Jonathan Moxton, is discovered at his home with serious head injuries, his wrists bound with a belt and a pair of knickers stuffed in his mouth. DS Jack Weston guesses he was involved in a sex game that went badly wrong and suspicion falls on Saul Hammond, the man who found him. |
August 20, 2014 |
| 2 |
Nobody Else (Part Two) The body of a student, Michael Collins is found on Crowford common. The killer is suspected to be the person who attacked Moxton. |
August 21, 2014 |
| 3 |
Vigilante (Part One) Jack leads an investigation into the dark world of child sex offenders. He becomes too emotionally involved within the case after a brutal attack is made on an amateur paedophile hunter Scott Freeman. |
August 27, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Artist The London detectives investigate a brutal attack on a popular art teacher at her college. |
January 13, 2015 |
| 2 |
Victim The team investigates the case of a badly burned young woman who has been dumped in the Thames. |
January 14, 2015 |
| 3 |
Safe from Harm In the team's investigation of a petrol-bomb attack, Jack sets his sights on a reprobate property developer who has so far managed to elude conviction. |
January 20, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AWOL The team investigate a missing persons case when a soldier suffering from PTSD fails to turn up to his mother's funeral. |
November 25, 2015 |
| 2 |
Revenge The team reopen an old case of a fatal stabbing, after a criminal involved in the original attack is left for dead in a copycat crime. |
December 2, 2015 |
| 3 |
Ricochet The team are shocked by the shooting in broad daylight of a popular clergyman outside the boxing club that he runs for disaffected youths. Martha suspects that the vicar’s hug-a-hoodie approach has backfired - but the investigation soon moves into far darker territory… |
December 9, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Enemy Within (Part 1) New colleagues join the team when DI Bellamy is shot dead. |
August 3, 2016 |
| 2 | The Enemy Within (Part 2) | August 10, 2016 |
| 3 | The Enemy Within (Part 3) | August 17, 2016 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | 5 |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 12, 2014 |
| Last aired | August 31, 2016 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 22:00:00 |