Show Guide: 'Professor T'

Synopsis: British version of the Belgian series about a brilliant criminology professor who solves crimes despite his OCD and his overbearing mother. (Courtesy PBS, 2023)

The Cast:
Ben Miller as Professor T
Emma Naomi as Lisa Donckers
Barney White as Dan Winters
Andy Gathergood as Paul Rabbit
Juliet Aubrey as Christina Brand
Frances de la Tour as Adelaide Tempest
Sarah Woodward as Ingrid Snares
Douglas Reith as The Dean

Production Credits:

The Episodes:
Season One Episode Guide
1-01 The Anatomy Of A Memory--
Diana Tyson was violently attacked on the university campus. DI Lisa Donckers suspects that the assault is very similar to one that occurred years beforehand, having been a previous student of Professor T's, she thinks he can help.

1-02 A Fish Called Walter--
The university's chief librarian dies from a glass of poisoned wine at a party attended by 115. Was he the intended target? The police asks professor T for help.

1-03 Tiger Tiger--
A jeweler is run down in the street when he crosses in a hurry. In his bag he has a collection of very valuable diamonds. The police suspect there is more to it and visit his family.

1-04 Mother Love--
An au pair comes home after an evening off to find her employer unconscious in the living room. His daughter has vanished. The investigation leads the police to his business partner.

1-05 Sophie Knows--
A girl with Downs Syndrome claims she knows who murdered her mother, but she doesn't want to say who it is. She only trusts the professor. Lisa is worried about her father and Dan has a surprise when he turns up for their date.

1-06 The Dutiful Child--
There is a hit on prominent businessman during an official function. The shooter fails but the intended victim is found dead a few days later. A family feud reminds Jasper of his past.


Season Two Episode Guide
2-01 Ring Of Fire--
When a university student is left badly burnt and in a coma after a house fire, detectives reluctantly call in the professor when it emerges that the victim was drugged and the fire deliberate.

2-02 The Mask Murders--
A prominent barrister and his wife are found shot dead in a crime that has uncanny similarities to a double murder that the barrister successfully prosecuted 15 years earlier.

2-03 The Family--
The Professor is asked to decipher a macabre puzzle when a doctor and her family are found dead in a grisly tableau on their living room sofa, each having died by different means. But in which order and by whom?

2-04 DNA Of A Murderer--
When an artisan baker is found dead after receiving death threats, the police appear to have an open and shut case against the son of a convicted murderer who was sent to prison thanks to the baker's testimony.

2-05 The Trial--
The professor delivers a series of lectures detailing a high-profile court case of a caretaker accused of murdering his employer. The professor is convinced the man is innocent, bringing him into conflict with the CID team.

2-06 The Swansong--
After discovering the body of an undercover police officer, the CID team blunder into a Drugs Squad operation against a major trafficker that appears to implicate one of their closest colleagues.


Season Three Episode Guide
3-01 Heir To The Throne--
Professor T is banged up in prison awaiting trial.  He is not your typical inmate and the sights, sounds and smells of jail are difficult for him.  His police colleagues Dan and Lisa try to distract him with a murder case involving two brothers.
Written by: Stephen Brady
Directed by: Maarten Moerkerke

1-02 The Perfect Picture--
A bride is found dead in a hotel swimming pool on her wedding night. Despite the seemingly perfect wedding photos, foul play is suspected, and Professor T is brought in to assist with the investigation.
Written by: Stephen Brady
Directed by: Maarten Moerkerke

1-03 Truth And Justice--
Facing court, Professor T must make a critical decision between saving himself or a former lover. Meanwhile, a prison officer's death brings about a mystery with numerous suspects, one of whom seems particularly eager to take the blame.
Written by: Stephen Brady
Directed by: Maarten Moerkerke

1-04 A Little Drop Of Poison--
Released from prison, Professor T is eager to return to his work at the university and assist the police. The team needs his expertise to solve a series of mysterious deaths before more lives are lost.
Written by: Stephen Brady
Directed by: Maarten Moerkerke

1-05 The Conference--
After a murder at a Criminology Conference implicates Professor T, especially since the victim was his major rival and successor at the university, he must clear his name to restore his reputation and reclaim his job.
Written by: Stephen Brady
Directed by: Maarten Moerkerke

1-06 Attachment Issues--
A woman is discovered dead at a car crash scene, but the accident appears not to have been the cause of her death. Professor T investigates the case and uncovers unsettling parallels to his own life.
Written by: Stephen Brady
Directed by: Maarten Moerkerke