The tragic shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes by police in London on 22 July 2005, mistaken for a suicide bomber, serves as the backbone for the four-part drama 'Suspect' by Jeff Pope. The show intricately explores the chaos and blunders that led to this shocking event while presenting a sensitive portrayal of the circumstances surrounding it. The first two episodes root the narrative in the climate of fear following the July 7 bombings, paving the way for a suspenseful depiction of police errors that culminated in the wrongful shooting of an innocent man.
De Menezes had been mistaken for a suicide bomber; he was entirely innocent of any crime. His shooting is a shocking tale of police incompetence.
The event itself does not happen until the drama's halfway point: episode one begins a fortnight earlier, with the 7 July 2005 explosions...dreadfully suspenseful.
Pope is as fair to the police as he reasonably can be, despite a catalogue of ineptitude and chicanery revealed throughout the narrative.
Suspect is an enraging picture of what went wrong and how, portraying the horror of De Menezes's death with breathtaking clarity.
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