Above Suspicion (TV drama)

Above Suspicion
Ciarán Hinds as James Langton and Kelly Reilly as Anna Travis
Genre	Crime drama
Written by	Lynda La Plante
Directed by	Christopher Menaul Gillies MacKinnon
Starring	Kelly Reilly Ciarán Hinds Shaun Dingwall Celyn Jones Michelle Holmes Amanda Lawrence Ray Fearon
Composer(s)	Simon Lacey
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	4
No. of episodes	11 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Liz Thorburn Lynda La Plante
Producer(s)	Lynda La Plante Jolyon Symonds Chris Clough Hugh Warren Cherry Gould
Running time	90 mins. (Series 1, w/advertisements) 60 mins. (Series 2-4, w/advertisements)
Production company(s)	La Plante Productions
Release
Original network	ITV STV UTV
Original release	4 January 2009 – 9 January 2012
External links
Website
Production website

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. 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.

Above Suspicion follows the work of D.C. Anna Travis (Kelly Reilly), 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."

Guest cast in this series include Jason Durr as Alan Daniels; Emma Pollard as Melissa Stephens; and Malcolm Storry as John McDowell. The Daily Telegraph described the series as "Lynda La Plante's younger, sassier successor to Prime Suspect."

Guest cast in this series include Ty Glaser as Louise Pennel; Edward MacLiam as Richard Reynolds; Sylvia Syms as Mrs. Hedges; and Simon Williams as Charles Wickenham. This series was partly based on a true story, known as the Black Dahlia murder. The series was reviewed favourably by The Daily Telegraph, with a request for "more please."