Prime Suspect

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Prime Suspect

TV-14

1992 - 2006

7 Seasons

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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After a colleague suffers a near-fatal heart attack, Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison takes over an investigation into the murder of Delia Mornay, a young prostitute. The case is challenging enough in its own right, since Jane quickly determines that there is very little tangible evidence against the main suspect, an ex-convict. Worse, however, she suspects there is a cover-up going on in her department, where her male team of investigators isn't making a secret of their displeasure to be working for a woman. After a second body is discovered, what started as a single murder inquiry turns into an investigation stretching back over 10 years, forcing Jane to devote every waking hour to the case and taking a toll on her home life with her recently divorced live-in lover, Peter Rawlins.

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1991

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1992

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1993

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2003

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Lynda La Plante

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Helen Mirren

Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison

John Bowe

George Marlow

Tom Bell

DS Bill Otley

Zoë Wanamaker

Moyra Henson

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After a colleague suffers a near-fatal heart attack, Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison takes over an investigation into the murder of Delia Mornay, a young prostitute. The case is challenging enough in its own right, since Jane quickly determines that there is very little tangible evidence against the main suspect, an ex-convict. Worse, however, she suspects there is a cover-up going on in her department, where her male team of investigators isn't making a secret of their displeasure to be working for a woman. After a second body is discovered, what started as a single murder inquiry turns into an investigation stretching back over 10 years, forcing Jane to devote every waking hour to the case and taking a toll on her home life with her recently divorced live-in lover, Peter Rawlins.

Creator: Lynda La Plante
Network: ITV
Rating: TV-14
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: British English
Release Date: Jan 23, 1992