Genre: | Crime drama Thriller |
Director: | Mark Tonderai Kenny Glennan John Duthie |
Producer: | Bill Gallagher Nicola Shindler Tom Sherry |
Company: | Red Production Company |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Language: | English |
Network: | ITV (UK) Netflix |
Last Aired: | [1] |
Runtime: | 45 minutes |
Num Series: | 1 |
Num Episodes: | 8 |
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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 UK detectives working for the fictional Woodmere police force attempting to solve the murder of a local doctor who is stabbed at a children's playground. During the course of their investigation, the detectives discover the murder has links to a German pharmaceutical company and they enlist the help of their German colleagues in Düsseldorf to find the killer.[2] Indira Varma, Robert Glenister, and Dino Fetscher star as main protagonists DS Nina Suresh, DC Bobby Day, and DC Alec Wayfield, respectively.[3]
Angela Benton, a well-liked local GP in the fictional town of Woodmere, is stabbed to death in a local children's playground. A team of detectives from Woodmere Police are assigned to investigate the case, including DS Nina Suresh, DC Bobby Day, DC Alec Wayfield, and their supervising officer, DI Michael Niles. They initially suspect the murderer is a local mental patient, Jacob Appley, who is under the care of psychiatrist Dr. Chris Crowley. When Appley is later found dead, his brother, Henry, is convinced that Jacob was not responsible for the murder, and has been framed by a party or parties unknown.[4]
Meanwhile, an unidentified man dubbed the "Ghost Detective", is sending the team information and clues to evidence that could identify Angela's killer. As the investigation continues, the team discovers Angela's death could be linked to her ex-boyfriend, Ruben Locana. The team enlists the help of Düsseldorf detective Linda Felber to look into Lukana. When he is found dead face down in his swimming pool, Felber and her partner, Walti Merian, begin an investigation. A suspect in the murders is identified, but when he evades capture and flees back to Germany, Niles arranges for Bobby to travel to Düsseldorf to assist with the German investigation.[5]