Exclusive: ITV has cancelled drama series Above Suspicion & Kidnap and Ransom, TVWise has learned.
Above Suspicion, based on the novels by Lynda La Plante, ran for four seasons on ITV, with the most recent (subtitled Silent Scream) having finished its run on January 23rd. The drama series starred Kelly Reilly as Detective Inspector Anna Travis and Ciaran Hinds as Detective Chief Superintendent James Langton as they attempted to solve a high profile murder investigation. In the case of Silent Scream, that case was the murder of film star Amanda Delany. Above Suspicion was produced by La Plante Productions, with Lynda La Plante and Liz Thorburn serving as executive producers.
Kidnap & Ransom finishes its run after airing only two seasons (and six episodes) on ITV. The drama series, which was created by Patrick Harbinson, followed the exploits of international hostage negotiator Dominic King (Trevor Eve). In the show’s second season, Dominic King was in Srinagar, Kashmir negotiating the release of the Mehtas, a British Asian family kidnapped while on holiday visiting their son Mahavir. The drama series was produced by Trevor Eve’s Projector Pictures in association with Talkback Thames, with Trevor Eve, Jonathan Young and Rachel Gesua serving as executive producers.
TVWise’s UK TV Scorecard has been updated with this new information.
