Professor T, Season 2

PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1 / WEAO 49.1):

Sundays at 8 PM beginning Sept. 3
Mondays at 1 AM beginning Sept. 4

Fusion (WNEO 45.2 / WEAO 49.2):

Sundays at noon beginning Sept. 10

The Professor and the team untangle a series of knotty crimes ranging from an unexplained fire in a student block to the mystery of an entire family found dead in their home. From the blossoming affair between the two young detectives, Lisa and Dan, to the start of an exciting new liaison for Police chief DCI Christina Brand, nothing is quite what it seems. Meanwhile, Professor T is dominated and perplexed by the women in his life. As he attempts to improve his relationships with everyone from his mother to the love of his life Christina, he takes the monumental step of seeing a therapist. His sessions with Dr. Helena are painful for the Professor and his mother as they delve deep into his past and chip away at the secrets of his childhood.

Returning cast members include Ben Miller (Bridgerton), Emma Naomi (Bridgerton), Barney White (Against the Law), Andy Gathergood (Risen), Sarah Woodward (The Merry Wives of Windsor) and Douglas Reith (Downton Abbey), there are also guest appearances from Miles Jupp (Johnny English Reborn), Alastair Mackenzie (Andor), Aidan McArdle (The Duchess), Clare Perkins (EastEnders), Rita Simons (EastEnders), and John Thomson (Inkheart) amongst others.

Episode 1: “Ring of Fire”
A young woman is left badly burned and in a coma after a fire in a student flat. When investigations show the victim was drugged and the fire was started deliberately, Professor T helps the police in a race against time to find who did it, before they strike again.

Episode 2: “The Mask Murders”
When a prominent barrister and his second wife are found shot dead in their home the crime scene has uncanny parallels to another double murder 15 years ago — is it a copycat killing or was the wrong man prosecuted? Meanwhile Professor T wants to help but he’s in hospital with appendicitis.

Episode 3: “The Family”
Professor T 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 what order and at whose hands?

Episode 4: “DNA of a Murderer”
An artisan baker is found dead after receiving death threats. Is it a case of revenge or is the killer closer to home? Professor T uses his criminological insight to help the police identify the murderer.

Episode 5: “The Trial”
As a major trial gets underway, Professor T presents the case to his students — involves a caretaker accused of shooting dead his rich employer. It seems an open and shut case, but the Professor turns expert witness to prove otherwise.

Episode 6: “Swansong”
After discovering the body of an undercover police officer, in the boot of a car, the CID team blunder into a Drugs Squad operation against a major trafficker that appears to implicate one of their closest colleagues.