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Paranoid

★ 6.6 12K votes 2016–2016 1 season · 8 episodes Ended ITV1
Detective mysteryCrime-solving from the investigator's side of the table.This show: 8/10British TVThe British television sensibility: tone, restraint and format traditions.This show: 7/10SerializedContinuous arcs where every episode builds on the last.This show: 7/10TenseSustained suspense and pressure from start to finish.This show: 7/10Secrets & liesHidden truths straining every relationship.This show: 7/10Dark toneShadowy mood and subject matter, a shade short of outright bleak.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Indira VarmaRobert GlenisterDino FetscherChristiane PaulNeil StukeLesley Sharp
Written by
Bill Gallagher
Starring
Indira VarmaRobert GlenisterDino FetscherChristiane PaulNeil StukeLesley Sharp
Written by
Bill Gallagher
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
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About

"A cozy murder case turns unexpectedly global and paranoid"

A detective is stabbed to death in a quiet English playground, and the small team investigating the murder finds the case pulling them toward a shadowy pharmaceutical company abroad. One of the lead detectives is also battling personal paranoia and trauma that blur her judgment as the case deepens. The show mixes small-town procedural rhythms with an unexpectedly international conspiracy, moving at a deliberate, moody pace. It leans on atmosphere and character unease more than flashy twists, rewarding patience over the eight-episode run.

Watch it for

the way an ordinary small-town murder slowly unravels into something far stranger.

Maybe skip if

you want a fast-paced, tightly plotted procedural rather than a slow character study.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 12016
7.03K85h 55m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Episode #1.16.9
45545 min
▶2Episode #1.27.1
39545 min
▶3Episode #1.37.0
37244 min
▶4Episode #1.47.0
35744 min
▶5Episode #1.57.0
34343 min
▶6Episode #1.66.9
32045 min
▶7Episode #1.77.0
30445 min
▶8Episode #1.87.0
30444 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Indira Varma Nina Suresh
Robert Glenister Bobby Day
Dino Fetscher Alec Wayfield
Christiane Paul Linda Felber
Neil Stuke Michael Niles
Lesley Sharp Lucy Cannonbury
Michael Maloney Dr Crowley
Anjli Mohindra WPC Megan Waters
Dominik Tiefenthaler Walti Merian
Kevin Doyle Ghost Detective, Steffan Fairweather

Crew

Bill Gallagher

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