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Above Suspicion
2009 - 2012 6.8 (26 votes) 4 Seasons
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Genres
Drama
Networks
ITV1
Created By
Lynda La Plante

Above Suspicion

Overview

Above Suspicion is a British TV series based on Lynda La Plante's novels Above Suspicion, The Red Dahlia, Deadly Intent and Silent Scream. It stars Kelly Reilly and Ciarán Hinds, and features the career of La Plante's latest heroine DC Anna Travis. The first series, Above Suspicion, was shown on the fourth and fifth of January 2009; the second series, Above Suspicion: The Red Dahlia, was shown on the fourth, fifth and sixth of January 2010. The third series, Above Suspicion: Deadly Intent, was shown on the third, fourth and fifth of January 2011. The fourth series, Above Suspicion – Silent Scream was shown on the ninth, sixteenth and twenty-third of January 2012; in a break from the previous broadcasts, which were broadcast on consecutive days, this latest tale was serialised weekly. ITV cancelled Above Suspicion on May 28, 2012.

Key Crew

Producer: Chris Clough, Lynda La Plante

Writer: Lynda La Plante

Top Cast

Ciarán Hinds
Ciarán Hinds

DCS James Langton

Kelly Reilly
Kelly Reilly

DC Anna Travis

Michelle Holmes
Michelle Holmes

DC Barbara Maddox

Shaun Dingwall
Shaun Dingwall

DCI Mike Lewis

Amanda Lawrence
Amanda Lawrence

DC Joan Faulkland

Celyn Jones
Celyn Jones

DS Paul Barolli

Seasons

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Season 1 (2009)

A newbie detective seems as flawed as the criminals she’s trying to catch, but can her determination win out?

2 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Episode 1
2009-01-04

Determined to earn recognition from her boss, the brusque Detective Chief Inspector Langton, and the respect of her male colleagues, Anna works hard to find a vital piece of information which links one man to the murders.

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Episode 2: Episode 2
2009-01-05

DCI James Langton embarks on a risky course which he hopes will result in Daniels' arrest without any accusation of police entrapment. DC Anna Travis is his Mata Hari. She is encouraged to befriend suspect and much-loved film actor Alan Daniels (Jason Durr) in the hope he might somehow incriminate himself. Anna is chosen because Daniels has already made flirtatious approaches to her while the police searched his elegant apartment. The profiler warns that such approaches are typical of sociopaths; they need to feel they are in control. Anna must handle him with great caution. She must not allow Daniels to win her trust. Equally, if he feels she is betraying him, she will find herself in a potentially very dangerous situation. Anna starts to date Daniels. The young naive officer is very much in awe of the movie star, as he's the epitome of elegance and sophistication. The two of them dine together at the Ivy where, of course, he is recognised. He is all charm and care towards Anna, confiding to her his continuing fear that somehow all his fame will be ripped from him because all those years ago, he lived in a house used as a brothel. Daniels is not only charm personified, he is also very believable. He asks Anna why the police are hounding the wrong man, and admits it is starting to get to him. His past should not be held against him. If they continue to question him, it will get out and, even though he is innocent, his career will be destroyed.

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Season 2 (2010)

DC Anna Travis is reunited with DCI James Langton to investigate an ominous re-enactment of the infamous 1940s Los Angeles murder dubbed the Black Dahlia.

3 episodes

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Season 3 (2011)

The shooting of an ex-police officer leaves a notorious drug dealer as the obvious suspect. However, DI Anna Travis is convinced everything’s not as it appears.

3 episodes

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Season 4 (2012)

Film star Amanda Delany has the world at her feet. Young and talented, the tabloids can’t get enough of her. Then, late home one evening she puts the key in her front door for the last time. The next morning, the press report on her brutal murder.

3 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Silent Scream - Part 1
2012-01-09

Film star Amanda Delany has the world at her feet. The tabloids cannot get enough of her and she in turn cannot get enough of the spotlight. Then, when she arrives home late one evening from a night shoot, Amanda puts the key in her front door for the last time. The next morning, the press gathers on her doorstep - but this time the journalists are reporting on her brutal murder. DI Anna Travis is shocked by what she finds out about the actress - especially the truth behind Amanda's glamorous public image. For all her fame and fortune, it seems Amanda Delany was lonely, damaged and afraid.

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Episode 2: Silent Scream - Part 2
2012-01-16

Second episode of the detective drama based on the novel by Lynda La Plante. After missing a promotion, it seems that Langton is conducting his own investigation into his trusted team. Meanwhile, Travis is determined to uncover the secrets that Amanda's old housemates hold. When one dies of a drug overdose, the team begin to hunt down the dealer, hoping to find answers.

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Episode 3: Silent Scream - Part 3
2012-01-23

Conclusion of the detective drama based on Lynda La Plante's novel. It seems as though egos may get in the way of solving the brutal murder of film star Amanda Delany. Langton continues to suspect his colleagues - but will he get the confession he is after? Meanwhile, Travis, who is always determined to get a result quickly and is in the running for an accelerated promotion, follows her instincts independently of the team. Will her complete devotion to the force lead her down a dangerous path?

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