‘Never trusted him in Line of Duty, suspicious of him again!’ Baptiste viewers point the finger at actor Ace Bhatti as he appears as a ‘dodgy’ embassy worker in series premiere
- WARNING: SPOILERS
- BBC detective drama Baptiste returned for its second and final series last night
- The show follows the private detective as he searches for a missing family
- Co-stars Killing Eve’s Fiona Shaw and Ace Bhatti from Line of Duty
- Fans were quick to say they didn’t trust Bhatti, who played Rohan Sindwhani
BBC detective drama Baptiste returned to screens last night – and viewers think they already have an idea of who might be involved in the crime.
The series, a spin-off of The Missing, sees grizzled private detective Julien Baptiste (French actor Tchéky Karyo) volunteer to help the British ambassador to Hungary Emma Chambers (Killing Eve’s Fiona Shaw) find her husband and children after they apparently disappear from their hotel in the mountains.
By the end of the first episode, viewers learned that Chambers’ husband and at least one of her two teenage sons had died after they were ambushed in the woods by a gun-toting attacker with a distinctive neck tattoo.
BBC detective drama Baptiste returned to screens last night – and viewers think they already have an idea of who might be involved in the crime. Fans have questions over the intentions of British embassy worker Nadeem, played by Line Of Duty’s Ace Bhatti (right)
Bhatti will be best known to BBC1 viewers as Line of Duty’s Rohan Sindwhani, pictured, who was painted as untrustworthy before ultimately being revealed as a secret supporter of AC-12
The suspicion that surrounded Sindwhani in the police drama was difficult for some viewers to shake and they took to Twitter to share their early predictions Nadeem might be involved
Although exactly what happened remains unknown, and the fate of the second teenager has not been revealed, fans have been quick to point the finger at Chambers’ colleague Nadeem, played by Ace Bhatti.
Bhatti will be best known to BBC1 viewers as Line of Duty’s Rohan Sindwhani, who was painted as untrustworthy and obstructive before ultimately being revealed as a secret supporter of AC-12.
But the suspicion that surrounded Sindwhani in the police drama was difficult for some viewers to shake.
One wrote: ‘#Baptiste Never trusted him in Line of Duty & looking suspicious again???’
Nadeem appeared to be helping Baptiste and his investigation, joining the French detective to view hotel webcam footage that provided a crucial lead in the case (pictured)
However some questioned if he just wanted to remain close to the investigation for his own nefarious reasons. Above, his blood pressure monitor beeped loudly, which seemed like an important detail
Baptiste fans took to Twitter to urge others not to trust the shady character (pictured)
Another posted: ‘Julien dear Ted Hastings will tell you never trust this guy #Baptiste #LineofDuty.’
A third added: ‘If you are trusting the Line Of Duty Guy then you need to assess your life choices. #Baptiste.’
Nadeem appeared to be helping Baptiste and his investigation, joining the French detective to view hotel webcam footage that provided a crucial lead in the case.
However some questioned if he just wanted to remain close to the investigation for his own nefarious reasons.
This time Baptiste is called in to help British Ambassador Emma Chambers (played by Killing Eve and Fleabag’s Fiona Shaw), pictured together, whose husband (Stuart Campbell) and two teenage sons disappear from their hotel room in Hungary
Baptiste chased after a man suspected to be involved in the murder and abduction of Chambers’ family
The episode jumped between the time of the initial disappearance and investigation, and 14 months in the future, by which point Baptiste and Chambers had fallen on hard times.
The detective, struggling to cope with the death of his daughter, imprisonment of his son, and the investigation, had been driven to drink and ended up divorced from his wife.
Meanwhile Chambers, who is using a wheelchair in the future, remains in turmoil following her personal loss – but refuses to give up hope of finding her missing son.
The episode jumped between the time of the initial disappearance and investigation, and 14 months in the future, by which point Baptiste and Chambers had fallen on hard times
Chambers, who is using a wheelchair in the future, remains in turmoil following her personal loss – but refuses to give up hope of finding her missing son
Although Baptiste was originally intended as a triology, writers Harry and Jack Williams confirmed this will be the last time the detective is seen on our screens.
‘I think we began to worry that it would become a formula,’ Harry said. ‘Do we suddenly make him just another cop?
‘When we wrote it we started to realise that if we did this, we wouldn’t get to do another one. It’s about doing the right thing for the character and not going “Hey, we’ll be back next year with more crazy adventures.” It’s something great, that we all love and we’re proud of.’
Baptiste continues on Sunday at 9pm on BBC1. All six episodes are available to stream on iPlayer.
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