Paranoid (TV series)
| Company type | Television series |
|---|---|
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | 2016 |
| Headquarters | United Kingdom |
Area served | United Kingdom, Germany, global (via Netflix) |
Key people | Indira Varma, Robert Glenister, Dino Fetscher |
| Products | Television drama series |
Paranoid is a British crime drama television series that debuted on ITV on 22 September 2016 and was made available globally via Netflix within the same year. This eight-episode drama centers on detectives from the fictional Woodmere police force as they investigate the stabbing murder of a local doctor in a children's playground. Their probe uncovers connections to a German pharmaceutical corporation, leading to cooperation with law enforcement officers in Düsseldorf. The principal cast includes Indira Varma, Robert Glenister, and Dino Fetscher, portraying DS Nina Suresh, DC Bobby Day, and DC Alec Wayfield respectively.
Plot
Angela Benton, a well-regarded general practitioner in Woodmere, is found murdered in a playground frequented by children. The case is led by detectives DS Nina Suresh, DC Bobby Day, DC Alec Wayfield, alongside DI Michael Niles. Early investigation points towards Jacob Appley, a local mental health patient under the care of psychiatrist Dr. Chris Crowley. Following Jacob’s death, his brother Henry contends that Jacob was wrongfully implicated.
The investigative team receives anonymous tips from an individual known only as the "Ghost Detective." As the inquiry progresses, suspicion arises around Angela’s former partner Ruben Locana. After Locana is discovered dead in his swimming pool, Düsseldorf detective Linda Felber joins the case. Felber and her colleague Walti Merian track suspects; when one suspect escapes to Germany, DI Niles dispatches Bobby Day to Düsseldorf to support the ongoing investigation.
Cast
- Indira Varma as Detective Sergeant Nina Suresh, Woodmere Police
- Robert Glenister as Detective Constable Bobby Day, Woodmere Police
- Dino Fetscher as Detective Constable Alec Wayfield, Woodmere Police
- Neil Stuke as Detective Inspector Michael Niles, Woodmere Police
- Christiane Paul as Detective Linda Felber, Düsseldorf Polizei
- Lesley Sharp as Lucy Cannonbury, key witness in Angela Benton’s murder
- Michael Maloney as Dr. Chris Crowley, psychiatrist
- Kevin Doyle as the Ghost Detective
- Dominik Tiefenthaler as Detective Walti Merian, Düsseldorf Polizei
- Polly Walker as Monica Wayfield, mother of Alec Wayfield
- Anjli Mohindra as Police Constable Megan Waters, Woodmere Police
- Danny Huston as Nick Waingrow, Director of External Affairs at Rustin Wade Pharmaceuticals
Recurring characters
- Jason Done as Dennis, Nina Suresh’s boyfriend
- John Duttine as Eric Benton, father of Angela Benton
- William Flanagan as Luke Benton, son of Angela Benton
- Shobna Gulati as Parcival, Bobby Day's general practitioner
- William Ash as Henry Appley, brother of Jacob Appley
- Ayda Field as Sheri, Ruben Locana’s American girlfriend
- Nikol Kollars as Marquito Olivo, mother of Ruben Locana’s child
- Jonathan Ojinnaka portrayed as "the bald man"
- Emma Bispham as Angela Benton, victim of the murder
- Daniel Drewes as Cedric Felber, spouse of Linda Felber
- Isabella Pappas as Sadie Waingrow, daughter of Nick Waingrow
External links
- Articles with short description
- 2016 British television series debuts
- 2016 British television series endings
- 2010s British crime drama television series
- British English-language television shows
- Netflix television dramas
- ITV television dramas
- British detective television series
- 2010s British mystery television series
- Television shows about murder
- Fiction about obsessive–compulsive disorder
- Television series by Red Production Company
- Television series by StudioCanal
- Television shows set in Cheshire
- Television shows set in Germany