Above Suspicion

Drama200911 episodes4 seasonsScripted

First aired: 2009-01-04

Synopsis

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.

Creators

Lynda La Plante

Casting

  • Kelly Reilly
    DC Anna Travis
  • Ciarán Hinds
    DCS James Langton
  • Amanda Lawrence
    DC Joan Faulkland
  • Shaun Dingwall
    DCI Mike Lewis
  • Michelle Holmes
    DC Barbara Maddox
  • Celyn Jones
    DS Paul Barolli
Above Suspicion Season 1 Poster

Season 1

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

Number of episodes 2

Above Suspicion Season 2- The Red Dahlia Poster

Season 2- The Red Dahlia

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.

Number of episodes 3

Above Suspicion Season 3- Deadly Intent Poster

Season 3- Deadly Intent

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.

Number of episodes 3

Above Suspicion Season 4- Silent Scream Poster

Season 4- Silent Scream

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.

Number of episodes 3