"Under Suspicion" (1994) TV series 1994-1995

User Rating:

8.3/10   

Creator:

Jacqueline Zambrano

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

16 September 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

A dramatic police mystery, exposes the unending prejudice faced by the only female detective in a male-dominated police squad.

Plot Keywords:

Portland Oregon | Sexist | Female Detective

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Arabella Field	...	Patsi Moosekian (7 episodes, 1994-1995)
Sherilyn Lawson	...	Frieda (3 episodes, 1994-1995)
Doug Baldwin	...	Coroner / ... (3 episodes, 1994)
Karen Sillas	...	Det. Rose "Phil" Phillips (2 episodes, 1994-1995)
Philip Casnoff	...	Det. James Vitelli (2 episodes, 1994-1995)
Seymour Cassel	...	Lt. Mickey Schwartz (2 episodes, 1994-1995)
Michael Beach	...	Det. Desmond Beck (2 episodes, 1994-1995)
Paul McCrane	...	Det. Patrick Clarke (2 episodes, 1994)
Richard Foronjy	...	Det. Lou Barbini (2 episodes, 1994)
Joseph Limbaugh	...	Mr. Toolbox (2 episodes, 1994-1995)
Marty Ryan	...	Officer DeBrisio / ... (2 episodes, 1994-1995)
Susan Blakely	...	Caroline Curry Friedlander (2 episodes, 1994)
Richard Gilliland	...	John Fulton (2 episodes, 1994)
Anthony Heald	...	Martin Fox (2 episodes, 1994)
Mary Kane	...	Rita Flint (2 episodes, 1994)
Ted Roisum	...	Donald Flint (2 episodes, 1994)
Forry Smith	...	Roger Garfield (2 episodes, 1994)
Anthony Zerbe	...	Judge Howard Friedlander (2 episodes, 1994)
Grace Zabriskie	...	Lily Cassins (2 episodes, 1995)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Portland, Oregon, USA

Company:

Lakeside Productions

It's good to know someone remembers this excellent show

I saw this show in its original network run and was totally blown away by it. Intelligent scripting, interesting characters and great performances made this crime series transcend it's genre.

And like most shows that are a little to original and intelligent to be pigeon-holed into a neat little category, the network morons promptly consigned it to limbo.

Karen Sillas plays Rose Phillips, a Portland homicide investigator who gets involved in very twisty, convoluted cases. The plot developments kept her and the audience guessing until the end.

I love crime and mystery stories. The more complicated, the better. The plots of Under Suspicion (stretched out over two episodes, so they couldn't be tied up in a nice little bow) are reminiscent of the best in crime literature. This is something truly rare in TV and film. Perhaps something we will never see again.

Since this show has been cancelled, Network television has steadily declined and now hit it's nadir with the brainless fad of "reality TV". I hope someday the network would give intelligent shows like Under Suspicion another chance. But that is unlikely to happen.