The BEST episodes of Suspects season 1

Every episode of Suspects season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Suspects season 1!

Set in London, each episode is a self-contained story, starting with a news report, then following the team of three detectives as they investigate the circumstances the crime. The cases themselves are hard-hitting with contemporary themes, such as the search for a soldier with PTSD, a murder that has been made to look like an assisted suicide and the gang rape of a young teenager.

Last Updated: 11/8/2024Network: Channel 5Status: Ended
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7.65
99 votes

#1 - Hard Target

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/26/2014

Jack and Charlie's hunt for a serial rapist becomes complicated when the latest woman to be attacked turns out to be Diane Ackerman - the wife of the station's chief superintendent Howard. A routine background check reveals that the police had recently been called to their address and Diane has a bruise on her throat that predates the rape.

Directors: Craig Pickles
Writer: Jake Riddell
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7.58
92 votes

#2 - Sensitivity

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/5/2014

Euthanasia campaigner Terence Holland is found unconscious in his penthouse flat by his doctor after an apparent drugs overdose, leading to the assumption that the terminally ill man had found someone to help him die. However, evidence at the scene prompts Martha to speculate that this could be a case of attempted murder.

Directors: Craig Pickles
Writer: Jake Riddell
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7.35
91 votes

#3 - Eyes Closed

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/12/2014

Jack and Charlie are called out in the early hours after a 13-year-old girl is stabbed. The hospital reports back that she was eight weeks pregnant, shows signs of possible self-harming and had been previously sexually assaulted, while a number on her mobile phone belongs to the cab driver who drove her to hospital and claimed he did not know her.

Directors: Craig Pickles
Writer: Claire Fryer
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Calling Card
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7.08
118 votes

#4 - Calling Card

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/19/2014

Jack and Charlie investigate an assault on the owner of the Green Pit nightclub in east London and discover the victim's sister unconscious in the cellar, with blood pouring from a head wound. The detectives' efforts to piece together what happened are hampered by the lack of CCTV footage, and the case takes a confusing turn when a 19-year-old student is found dead with a flyer for the club in his pocket.

Directors: John Hardwick
Writer: Jake Riddell
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Alone
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7.06
175 votes

#5 - Alone

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/12/2014

A two-year-old girl is abducted from her home and her dysfunctional family comes under immediate suspicion, but then a convicted child killer is also connected to the case.

Directors: John Hardwick
Writer: Claire Fryer
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