Culture | TV If noirish film tropes, desperate people doing desperate things, and good ol’ murder are what float your TV boat, then good news: Channel 4’s crime drama Suspect (based on the hit Danish show Face to Face) is returning for another season. But there’s a twist. Where season one followed Danny Frater (James Nesbitt) as he tried to find out who killed his daughter Christina, season two is set to introduce a new protagonist: his ex-wife Susannah.
She’s still trying to uncover the truth of Christina’s death, but things are set to get even murkier with the introduction of a brand new character (and possible mass murderer) Jon (Dominic Cooper). It’s set to be a nail-biting affair, and the cast look superb: here’s our breakdown of who’s playing who. Susannah Newman is a familiar face for Suspect fans: in season one, she was the mother of Christina (who died in mysterious circumstances) and the ex-wife of Danny Frater ( James Nesbitt ) who was investigating her disappearance.
In season two, she’s attempting to try and solve the mystery of her daughter’s death by herself. “She is out of her depth as she is not in the police, but a psychotherapist who specialises in hypnotherapy,” Duff explains. “She is sensitive and intelligent.
She’s also a woman who’s swollen with grief.” Duff herself is an English actor. Born to Irish parents in London, she initially wanted to become a singer – but switched to acting when her teacher told her “I think .