Prime Suspect

First aired

April 7, 1991

Ended

Prime Suspect
EnglishCrimeDramaMystery

Highly skilled Detective Inspector Jane Tennison battles to prove herself in a male dominated world.

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Cast

  • Helen Mirren

    Helen Mirren

    Jane Tennison

  • Tom Bell

    Tom Bell

    Bill Otley

  • Jay Mohr

    Jay Mohr

    Bullock

Media

Seasons 8

Specials

Specials

20061 Episode

Prime Suspect broke new ground when it first hit TV screens back in 1991, starring aware winning actress Helen Mirren as the tough TV murder squad detective Jane Tennison. The making of Prime Suspect combines unseen footage with exclusive case and crew interviews, revealing all about this groundbreaking series and uncovering the truth behind the fiction. Interviews include real life ex-vice squad detective Jackie Malton, the woman who originally inspired Lynda La Plante to create the award winning show.

Season 1

Season 1

19912 Episodes
Season 2

Season 2

19922 Episodes

DCI Jane Tennison's investigation of a murder is complicated with the unexpected participation of her secret lover in her detective unit.

Season 3

Season 3

19932 Episodes

Assigned to a Vice squad, Detective Jane Tennison investigates a child murder and discovers a sinister link to the police.

Season 4

Season 4

19953 Episodes
Season 5

Season 5

19962 Episodes

Detective Tennison investigates a seemingly straightforward drug murder that she believes is linked to a smugly smooth crime boss.

Season 6

Season 6

20032 Episodes

Detective Superintendent Jane Tennison's investigation of the murder of a Bosnian refugee leads her to one, or possibly two, Serbian war criminals determined to silence the last witness to a massacre a decade before.

Season 7

Season 7

20062 Episodes

Retirement looms for Detective Superintendent Tennison, but as her career draws to a close, the body of a missing schoolgirl is found, and the hunt for her killer begins.