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poster tv series Prime Suspect

Prime Suspect (1991)

  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Mystery

Overview

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

  1. Lynda La PlanteCreator

StatusEnded

TypeScripted

Original LanguageEnglish

Network

  • logo nextwork ITV1

Seasons

poster season Specials

Specials

2006 | 1 Episodes

Specials of Prime Suspect premiered on August 27, 2006

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.

poster season Season 1

Season 1

1991 | 2 Episodes

Season 1 of Prime Suspect premiered on April 7, 1991

poster season Season 2

Season 2

1992 | 2 Episodes

Season 2 of Prime Suspect premiered on December 15, 1992

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

poster season Season 3

Season 3

1993 | 2 Episodes

Season 3 of Prime Suspect premiered on December 19, 1993

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

poster season Season 4

Season 4

1995 | 3 Episodes

Season 4 of Prime Suspect premiered on April 30, 1995

poster season Season 5

Season 5

1996 | 2 Episodes

Season 5 of Prime Suspect premiered on October 20, 1996

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

poster season Season 6

Season 6

2003 | 2 Episodes

Season 6 of Prime Suspect premiered on November 9, 2003

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.

poster season Season 7

Season 7

2006 | 2 Episodes

Season 7 of Prime Suspect premiered on October 15, 2006

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.

Casts

  • Profile Helen Mirren with character Jane Tennison

    Helen Mirren

    Jane Tennison

  • Profile Tom Bell with character Bill Otley

    Tom Bell

    Bill Otley

  • Profile Jay Mohr with character Bullock

    Jay Mohr

    Bullock