2003 British TV series or programme
Suspicion |
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Genre | Thriller |
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Written by | Peter Whalley |
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Directed by | Jamie Payne |
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Starring | |
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Composer | Nick Bicât |
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Country of origin | United Kingdom |
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Original language | English |
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No. of series | 1 |
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No. of episodes | 2 |
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Executive producer | Carolyn Reynolds |
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Producer | Hugh Warren |
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Cinematography | Chris Seager |
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Editor | Nick Arthurs |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
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Production company | Granada Television |
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Network | ITV |
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Release | 8 September (2003-09-08) – 9 September 2003 (2003-09-09) |
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Suspicion is a two-part British television drama thriller, written by Peter Whalley and directed by Jamie Payne, that first broadcast on ITV between 8 and 9 September 2003.[1] The series stars Amanda Redman as Carol Finnegan, a schoolteacher whose marriage of twenty years is threatened by a number of anonymous e-mails from an unidentified party only known as 'The Truth Teller', who claims her husband Mark (Adrian Dunbar) has been having an affair with his secretary, Rebecca (Claudia Harrison).[1] When Claudia is found later found murdered, both Carol and Mark come under suspicion from the police.[2]
The first episode of Suspicion attracted 8.56 million viewers, while the concluding episode attracted 8.31.[3] In the United States, the series was edited down to three episodes, each of fifty minutes in length.[4] Suspicion was released on Region 1 DVD in the United States on 3 October 2006 via Koch Vision,[5] but remains unreleased on Region 2 DVD.
Production
The series was filmed in and around Manchester and Cheshire.[6]
Reception
Memorable TV described the series as "an intriguing and tense thriller full of unexpected plot twists and surprises".[1]
Nancy Banks-Smith for The Guardian gave the series a mildly positive review, writing; "The discordant soundtrack, migraine set to music, was as exceptionally effective as the dialogue itself was laconic. On the other hand, I found Amanda Redman's wig a sad distraction. This voluptuous actress with the most effective eyes on television was playing a suburban schoolteacher given to wearing various shades of biscuit and a particularly dingy syrup. I did feel that a good, strong, shameless bleach would have solved most of her problems."[2]
Jane Simon for The Mirror was slightly more critical, writing; "It wasn't bad - I've certainly seen worse - but after 90 minutes of watching the first part of Suspicion, the abiding suspicion left at the end was that Suspicion, which concludes tonight was, in fact, nonsense. Slickly-made and quite well-acted but still utter nonsense."[7]
Cast
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