Above Suspicion

Above Suspicion is a British crime drama based on the series of Anna Travis novels written by Lynda La Plante. The series stars Kelly Reilly and Ciarán Hinds as the protagonists Anna Travis and James Langton. Four series were broadcast over a total of four years on ITV. The first episode was broadcast on 4 January 2009, and the final episode on 28 January 2012. The first three series all aired on consecutive nights; whereas the fourth series a more traditional weekly format. Plot Above Suspicion follows the work of D.C. Anna Travis, a rookie detective determined to prove herself in the male-dominated police department by solving a trail of gruesome murders left by an unknown serial killer. Reilly said of the part; "Well, she's not a political character like Jane Tennison, she's not fighting her ground and it's almost like she just doesn't care. She has an insouciance… she wears those skirts and those heels, and while I don't think she uses her femininity or anything like that, she just doesn't hide it. There's a dilemma for the audience, because normally your prejudices would invite you to dismiss a woman like her who seems a bit awkward and wears tight skirts. But she brings something fresh in among those hackneyed male detectives." Cast Kelly Reilly as D.C./D.S./D.I. Anna Travis Ciarán Hinds as D.C.I./D.C.S. James Langton Shaun Dingwall as D.I./D.C.I. Mike Lewis Daniel Catagirone as D.S. Paul Baroilli (Series 1) Celyn Jones as D.S. Paul Barolli (Series 2–4) Michelle Holmes as D.C. Barbara Maddox Amanda Lawrence as D.C. Joan Faulkland Nadia Cameron-Blakey as Commander Jane Leigh (Series 1–2) Martin Herdman as D.C.I. Elliot Hudson (Series 1) Stuart Organ as D.C.I. Bill Morgan (Series 2) Ray Fearon as D.C.I./Commander Sam Power (Series 3–4) Episode list