Similar to Nordic countries, over last decades, UK has produced so many distinctive and thrilling crime series that some of them are unavoidably "weaker" than others. In Paranoid, proceeding from the title and story-line, the authors tried probably to create respective mood and character development, but did not succeed in full, meaning that some scenes and dialogues seem unfinished or discrepant; moreover, the wrongdoers and apparent motives were revealed too soon. Some scenes were protracted or unnecessary, thus the number of episodes could be 6, for example.
Nevertheless, there are strong character actors present (particularly Indira Varma as DS Nina Suresh, Robert Glenister as DC Bobby Day, Lesley Sharp as Lucy Cannonbury) and the inclusion of events and characters abroad (in Düsseldorf, Germans and Americans) provides the series a broader dimension atypical to British series. Thus, Paranoid is e.g. no Luther or Broadchurch, but it excels many US series in respect to realism and performances, so it recommended to those getting along without constant shootings, explosions, and curses.
Nevertheless, there are strong character actors present (particularly Indira Varma as DS Nina Suresh, Robert Glenister as DC Bobby Day, Lesley Sharp as Lucy Cannonbury) and the inclusion of events and characters abroad (in Düsseldorf, Germans and Americans) provides the series a broader dimension atypical to British series. Thus, Paranoid is e.g. no Luther or Broadchurch, but it excels many US series in respect to realism and performances, so it recommended to those getting along without constant shootings, explosions, and curses.