Under Suspicion: Kate McCann dramatises the investigation when her and Gerry’s daughter, Madeleine went missing from their apartment while on holiday in Portugal.
19 years on, and I remember it very clearly, because I was having builders in my house, doing a load of work, meaning I had to move out and stay with my Mum for a while, and she had all the “Look for Maddie” posters up, as did some of her neighbours, with such posters making it look like you should confront ANY adult walking along, who had a small child with them.
Many children sadly go missing each year, but I don’t recall any case in my lifetime which got as much media coverage as this. Was it because Kate and Gerry McCann are well off, or because they knew more than they ever let on? I have my own thoughts on that, but I’ll save that for after the broadcast, since this is a preview.
At the point where the dramatisation begins, it’s now August 8th 2007, and Madeleine has been missing for 98 days, since she first disappeared on May 3rd 2007, just 9 days before her 4th birthday, allegedly taken from the McCanns’ apartment in Portugal while they were out having a meal.
This programme just sticks to the questioning of Kate, with the police stating they’ll speak to Gerry later, but as time goes on, they’re direct with their questions, and piling on the pressure, stating the unthinkable, to ask whether Kate may wonder if “she might be dead”.
After all, why not use the on-site creche? And what’s with the blood in the car that matches Madeleine’s? These are all questions to be posed during the programme, but I’ll post after the programme what my thoughts are about what I think actually happened to Madeleine, after the broadcast.
Thanks to our friends and Channel 5 for the screener prior to broadcast.
Under Suspicion: Kate McCann is on Channel 5, tonight at 9pm.
It’s not yet available to pre-order on Blu-ray or DVD, but when it is, it will be listed on the New DVD, Blu-ray, 3D and 4K releases UK page.
If you miss it when broadcast, you can watch the each episode after broadcast on My5.
Director: Paula Wittig
Writer: Philip Ralph
Cast:
Kate McCann: Laura Bayston
Armanda Duarte Salbany Russel: Joana Borja
Inspector João Carlos: Hugo Nicolau
Inspector Ricardo Paiva: Miguel Freire
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