Series synopsis
Police: Suspect No.1 is a British crime documentary television series that premiered on 5 on September 28, 2020. It stars Hugo Speer.
Exploring the intricacies of producing irrefutable evidence, conducting interviews and finding ways to make the guilty confess.
Premise
Exploring the intricacies of producing irrefutable evidence, conducting interviews and finding ways to make the guilty confess.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Hugo Speer as Self - Narrator (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 23 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 4 | September 28, 2020 | October 19, 2020 |
| Season 2 | 6 | February 20, 2023 | February 12, 2024 |
| Season 3 | 3 | July 15, 2024 | July 29, 2024 |
| Season 4 | 6 | March 3, 2025 | July 28, 2025 |
| Season 5 | 4 | January 12, 2026 | January 19, 2026 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Armed Rampage In Norfolk, a team seek evidence to help them convict two suspects in a shocking armed robbery case. |
September 28, 2020 |
| 2 |
Crime Wave Norwich CID seek a prolific burglar who is very conscientious when it comes to leaving no traces. |
October 5, 2020 |
| 3 |
Truth and Lies After a raid on a cannabis factory, nine people are arrested and it is up to the team at Norwich CID to get to the bottom of which role each suspect played. |
October 12, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 In a case of home invasion by three men wielding a baseball bat, a family is subjected to a violent ordeal, late at night, in their own home. Rushing to the scene, police officers discover they have no idea why they were attacked. |
February 20, 2023 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Detectives suspect that a series of burglaries targeting the elderly and vulnerable might be the work of one man. CID Inspector Tom Smith must see if he can take this dangerous man off the streets. |
February 27, 2023 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 When a man is found badly beaten on the side of a road with little recollection of what happened, Detective Sergeant Lee Marriner and Detective Constable Craig Weir must check all the available images to see if they can find any leads. |
May 22, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 In a spate of terrifying shop robberies, the criminals brandish a meat cleaver and knife. |
July 15, 2024 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Victims are terrorised in their home by a knife-wielding intruder, twice in 24 hours. The race is on for police to catch the hardened criminal and his accomplice before another strike. |
July 22, 2024 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Two men are left with serious facial injuries after being assaulted in a Grimsby pub. Police arrive to make an arrest, but a large crowd of bystanders violently intervene... |
July 29, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Grimsby Gang Fight In Grimsby, a vicious mass street brawl leaves innocent victims with serious injuries. Police are thrown into a desperate race against time to find before a suspect flees the country. |
March 3, 2025 |
| 2 |
Scissor Attack In Scunthorpe, a restaurant worker is stabbed in the neck with a pair of scissors in broad daylight before the attacker flees. Can police find and build a case against their suspect? |
March 17, 2025 |
| 3 |
Home Invasion A man is viciously attacked on his doorstep with what appears to be a gun. Armed police arrest a gang of four for the terrifying assault. But but it's a race against time to prove they have the right men. |
March 24, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Gwent Police received a distressing call from a woman reporting an intruder attempting to break into her home. The assailant managed to escape, only to be later located by an officer on foot patrol. Disturbing body cam footage then captured a violent confrontation when the officer tried to apprehend the increasingly agitated suspect. |
January 12, 2026 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Following a violent road rage incident, from which two suspects flee by motorbike, Ellesmere Port CID must put together a watertight case to keep two dangerous suspects behind bars. |
January 19, 2026 |
| 3 | Episode 3 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | 5 |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 28, 2020 |
| Last aired | January 19, 2026 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Monday at 21:00:00 |