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Country of origin United Kingdom First episode date 22 September 2016 | 6.8/10 IMDb Written by Bill Gallagher Original language(s) English Number of series 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Directed by Mark TonderaiKenny Glennan Starring Indira VarmaRobert GlenisterDino FetscherNeil StukeLesley SharpChristiane PaulMichael MaloneyKevin Doyle Cast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paranoid is a British crime drama which began broadcasting on ITV on 22 September 2016 and streaming internationally on Netflix in 2016. The eight-part series focuses on a group of detectives working for the fictional Woodmere police, in the UK, who are attempting to solve the murder of a physician who is stabbed in a children's playground. During the course of their investigation, the detectives discover that her murder has links to a pharmaceutical company based in Germany, and they enlist the help of their German colleagues in Düsseldorf to find the killer. Indira Varma, Robert Glenister, and Dino Fetscher star as main protagonists DS Nina Suresh, DC Bobby Day, and DC Alec Wayfield, respectively.
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Plot
Angela Benton, a well-liked local GP in the fictional town of Woodmere, is stabbed to death in a local playground. A team of detectives from Woodmere Police are assigned to investigate the case, including: DS Nina Suresh (Indira Varma), DC Bobby Day (Robert Glenister), DC Alec Wayfield (Dino Fetscher), and their supervising officer, DI Michael Niles (Neil Stuke). They initially suspect the murderer is a local mental patient, Jacob Appley, who is under the case of psychiatrist Dr Chris Crowley (Michael Maloney). When Appley is later found dead, his brother, Henry (William Ash), becomes convinced that Jacob was not responsible for the murder, and has been framed by a party or parties unknown.
Meanwhile, an unidentified man (Kevin Doyle), dubbed "The Ghost Detective", is sending the team information and clues to evidence which could identify Angela's killer. As the investigation continues, the team discovers Angela's death could be linked to her ex-boyfriend, Ruben Lukana. The team enlists the help of Düsseldorf Polizei detective Linda Felber (Christiane Paul) to look into Lukana. When he is found dead face down in his swimming pool, Felber and her partner, Walti Merian (Dominik Tiefenthaler), begin an investigation. A suspect for the murders is identified, but when he evades capture and flees back to Germany, DI Michael Niles (Neil Stuke) arranges for Bobby to travel to Düsseldorf to assist with the German end of the investigation.