Prime Suspect

1991
5.0
27 reviews
TV-UNRATED
Rating
Eligible
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Series 1 episodes (2)

1 Part 1
4/7/91
Season-only
In the opening series, D.C.I. Tennison seizes the opportunity to head a murder investigation-something she should have done long ago, had she not been passed over by her male superiors time and again.
2 Part 2
4/8/91
Season-only
With a suspect already identified and her own team openly hostile, she uncovers errors and conflicting facts that point to a cover-up within the force. Is this a single murder or the latest act of a serial killer? Tennison refuses to back off the investigation.

About this show

Oscar winner Helen Mirren is Detective Jane Tennison, "one of the great character creations of our time" (Washington Post), in a series that won more than 20 major international awards and raised the bar for police dramas. Tenacious, driven, and deeply flawed, Tennison rises through the ranks of Britain's Metropolitan Police, solving horrific crimes while battling office sexism and her own demons.

Ratings and reviews

5.0
27 reviews
Patricia Gaines
October 20, 2015
Love Helen Mirren
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