IS SHE TELLING THE FULL STORY?

Joely Richardson stars as a pathologist quizzed by a traumatised James Nesbitt on the death of his daughter in a captivating new thriller. But...

He’s a hardened detective who’s seen it all before, but when Danny Frater (James Nesbitt, above left) makes a visit to a hospital mortuary to close the book on what should be a routine case of suicide, nothing can prepare him for the shock.

The body on the slab is his estranged daughter Christina.

They’d hardly met for years since falling out, but Frater still can’t believe that she took her own life. Traumatised, griefstricken and a man possessed, he frenziedly sets about conducting his own one-man investigation to find out what happened to her.

First off, he angrily questions the pathologist, Jackie (Joely Richardson, above), on how she came to her conclusions about his daughter’s death.

So begins a powerful eight-part thriller, showing in double bills of 30-minute episodes over four nights, as Frater goes on to interrogate everyone else he can connect to Christina in her final days. Each part is an intense chamber piece, with the drama focusing largely on his one-on-one encounters with an assortment of witnesses and suspects.

The superb cast matches Nesbitt at his best and includes Anne-Marie Duff as Frater’s ex-wife and Richard E. Grant (above right) as a shady businessman, while Sam Heughan plays Christina’s godfather, and Niamh Algar her partner. Plus, Ben Miller takes the role of a senior police detective.

In an emotionally wrenching rollercoaster of twists and turns, Frater is shocked by the revelations about his daughter’s life that show him how little he really knew her.

Adapted by scriptwriter Matt Baker from Danish drama Forhoret, Suspect brings all the grit and depth of Scandi noir to a British milieu.

On screen almost throughout, Nesbitt holds our attention as few stars can, his character driven by rage and desperation but also flawed and vulnerable as he tries to make sense of the horrific, devastating tragedy.

Here’s a captivating drama thriller that will not only keep you guessing but also demands that you care right to the very end.