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Abbie Meehan

Outlander star Sam Heughan sweats in new photos for Channel 4 thriller 'Suspect'

New photos of Scottish actor Sam Heughan in new British thriller Suspect have dropped - and fans are working up a sweat over them.

Outlander star Sam will play Ryan in the new Channel 4 show, alongside a famous cast of James Nesbitt, Joely Richardson, Imogen King and Anne-Marie Duff.

Nesbitt is the lead man as detective Danny Frater who heads to a hospital mortuary for a routine ID check on a woman's body - but gets a horrifying jolt to reality.

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He finds that the dead woman is his estranged daughter Christina (Imogen King), and beside himself with grief, sets off on a solo investigation.

Devastated by the news that Christina had been alleged to have taken her own life, Danny will not settle until he finds out the truth about the death of his only daughter.

This looks like a tense exchange! (Channel 4)

Despite their previous differences, Danny retraces Christina's last hours and days to find out what really happened on that fateful night.

Sam Heughan plays Christina's godfather, and new photos have released of himself and James Nesbitt in a tense stand-off in his gym.

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Sam poses topless and with a serious, stony look on his face in the latest snaps from the show, which have sent fans wild over his appearance.

Fans flocked to social media to comment on the latest images, with one Twitter user writing: "If you look up the word “smoldering “, Sam Heughan is the definition in the dictionary."

Another said: "Could we be so blessed?"

Everybody remain calm! (Channel 4)

And a third wrote: "Wow! Stole all the beauty in the world and my heart!"

Another noted: "My 1st time of seeing this. Wow. Thanks for sharing."

Further comments read: "Oui et j'adore !", and "Love it!"

The show is an adaptation of Christoffer Boe’s hit Danish series “Forhøret.” Each episode will focus on Danny's interaction with another character as he learns about his daughter’s descent into delinquency and her last days on Earth.

After it was announced that Sam would be part of this star-studded cast, he tweeted: "What a cast! And brilliant creative team. So excited. Having a blast shooting this with the excellent @driesvos (though I don't understand a word he says)."

Coming soon to Channel 4, Suspect is an eight part drama series that will be sure to have everyone working up a sweat!

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