TRICKS of the MIND

Poldark’s Aidan Turner is a lauded psychologist who’s suspected of murder

- TESS LAMACRAFT, CAREN CLARK

NEW DRAMA

The Suspect

Monday, 9pm, ITV

Poldark star Aidan Turner swaps breeches for a beard in ITV’s new psychological thriller The Suspect. Based on the bestselling novel by crime writer Michael Robotham, the five-parter sees Turner play Dr Joe O’Loughlin, a clinical psychologist who is hiding some very big secrets.

When a woman is found murdered in a London cemetery, Joe is recruited to help profile the killer, but when shocking revelations come to light, he soon becomes a suspect in the case.

TV&Satellite met up with Turner, 39, to hear more…

What attracted you to the role of Joe? When