The Turkish Detective
- Haluk Bilginer
Turkey
Claire Sowerby-A Sheppard
Marc Helwig
Ben Schiffer
Emrah Gamsizoglu
Marina Niel
- Miramax
- Ay Yapin
- Paramount Television International Studios
present
The Turkish Detective is an American-British-Turkish crime drama television series, adapted from Barbara Nadel's Çetin İkmen book series.
Premise
Turkish-born, British-raised police officer Mehmet Süleyman transfers from London to Istanbul.[2]
Cast
- Haluk Bilginer as Inspector Çetin İkmen
- Yasemin Allen as Detective Ayşe Farsakoğlu
- Ethan Kai as Detective Mehmet Süleyman
- Erol Afsin as Tarik Sanver
- Deniz Ülkü as Cicek İkmen
- Uygar Tamer as Fatma İkmen
- Dilan Gwyn as Leyla Pamuk
- Selma Ergec as Selma Payidar
- Diyar Bozkurt as Izzet Melik
Production
In June 2020, it was announced that Miramax TV and ViacomCBS International Studios would produce a television adaptation of the 21 Çetin İkmen novels entitled The Turkish Detective by Barbara Nadel.[3] By April 2022, Turkish company Ay Yapin were co-producers and the eight part series had Niels Arden Oplev as director.[4] The series is adapted by Ben Schiffer. Filming took place in Istanbul.[5]
The cast is led by Haluk Bilginer as Inspector Çetin İkmen and also includes Yasemin Kay Allen, Ethan Kai, Dilan Gwyn and Selma Ergec .[6]
Broadcast
The series was broadcast in Greece on Cosmote TV Series from 15 September 2023.
The series was broadcast in the UK on BBC Two from 7 July 2024.[7]
Episodes
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | "Episode 1" | Niels Arden Oplev | Ben Schiffer | 15 September 2023 (2023-09-15) |
2 | "Episode 2" | Niels Arden Oplev | Ben Schiffer | 22 September 2023 (2023-09-22) |
3 | "Episode 3" | Lynsey Miller | Ben Schiffer | 29 September 2023 (2023-09-29) |
4 | "Episode 4" | Lynsey Miller | Ben Schiffer | 6 October 2023 (2023-10-06) |
5 | "Episode 5" | Nisan Dag | Ben Schiffer | 13 October 2023 (2023-10-13) |
6 | "Episode 6" | Nisan Dag | Ben Schiffer | 20 October 2023 (2023-10-20) |
7 | "Episode 7" | Lynsey Miller | Ben Schiffer | 27 October 2023 (2023-10-27) |
8 | "Episode 8" | Lynsey Miller | Ben Schiffer | 3 November 2023 (2023-11-03) |
References
- ^ "The Turkish Detective". Paramount Global.
- ^ Walton, James (13 July 2024). "Utterly bog-standard: BBC2's The Turkish Detective reviewed". The Spectator. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Kanter, Jake (24 June 2020). "ViacomCBS International Studios Partners With Miramax On 'The Turkish Detective'". Deadline Hollywood Deadline. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (13 April 2022). "'The Turkish Detective' From Niels Arden Oplev & Miramax TV Gets Paramount+ Series Order, Sets Cast". Deadline Hollywood Deadline. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ Aroesti, Rachel (7 July 2024). "The Turkish Detective review – downright ridiculous, in a good way". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Hibbs, James (7 July 2024). "Meet the cast of The Turkish Detective". Radio Times. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Richardson, Hollie (13 July 2024). "TV tonight: two new telly detectives are here to thrill crime drama fans". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
External links
- The Turkish Detective at IMDb