I thought there was a different way of doing it that was still cinematic and had scale. The Suspect was filmed on location in London during the autumn of 2021.ĭirector James Strong said: 'For me, the chance to shoot contemporary London was a joy. The series is based on the popular novel by Michael Robotham. The Suspect is not based on a true story. The Suspect, which was published in 2004, is the first book in the Joseph O'Loughlin series. Michael is also one of only five writers, including John Le Carre and Ruth Rendell, to twice win the UK Gold Dagger Award for best crime novel. The Suspect was the debut novel of Michael Robotham, the highly regarded best-selling fiction writer whose novels have been translated into 25 languages and topped best-seller lists around the world. 'Are we watching a brilliant clinical psychologist being framed for a heinous crime or is he using his insight into human nature to get away with murder? And perhaps it’s more than one murder.' Who are the creators of The Suspect? 'So from the start the audience would buy into the idea that Joe could never be a murderer - then we needed to turn that around, for the audience to see Joe as manipulative, cunning, a dangerous monster. Magnetic, handsome, complex, with a voice you could listen to all day long.

Writer Peter Berry said: 'We needed an actor to draw an audience in, Joe had to be someone they wanted to be with. “I could not be in safer hands,” said the crime writer. “I am thrilled to be taking on the complex and demanding role of Joseph O’Loughlin, a man with so much to give but so much to lose, and a hidden darker side,' he said.Īuthor Michael Robotham described Aidan Turner as “an inspired choice” to play the lead character of Joe O’Loughlin. Angela Griffin (Cutting It, White Lines)Īidan Turner leads an impressive cast for the 2022 adaptation.Bronagh Waugh (The Fall, Ridley, Hollyoaks).Camilla Beeput (Save Me (Too), Peep Show).Anjli Mohindra (The Lazarus Project, Vigil, Bodyguard) - Plays DS Devi.Shaun Parkes (Small Axe) - Plays DI Ruiz.Aidan Turner (Poldark, Leonardo, The Hobbit Trilogy) - Plays Dr Joe O'Loughlin.

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