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Prime Suspect(TV show/series, 1991-2006)

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Scripted Reality in 7 seasons with 15 episodes

Rating: 3.9/5 (with 38 votes)

Prime Suspect is a British police procedural television series devised by Lynda La Plante. It stars Helen Mirren as Jane Tennison, one of the first female Detective Chief Inspectors in Greater London's Metropolitan Police Service, who rises to the rank of Detective Superintendent while confronting institutionalised sexism within the police force. ()

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About Prime Suspect

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

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Prime Suspect Seasons and Episodes

10/15/2006Season 7 - 2 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.

#1 | 10/15/2006The Final Act (1)

4.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Tony and Ruth Sturdy's 14 year old daughter Sallie is missing. Due to retire, this could be Tennison's last case: but she has more than this to contend with. Her father is seriously ill and she has turned to alcohol.

#2 | 10/22/2006The Final Act (2)

4.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Curtis Flynn flees the scene of his brutal encounter with Tennison. As the end draws near the truth surrounding the death of Sallie finally emerges and the hunt for the killer ends in a shattering confrontation.

11/09/2003Season 6 - 2 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.

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10/20/1996Season 5 - 2 episodes

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

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04/30/1995Season 4 - 3 episodes

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12/19/1993Season 3 - 2 episodes

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

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12/15/1992Season 2 - 2 episodes

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

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04/07/1991Season 1 - 2 episodes

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?Specials - 1 episode

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Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)

Plays in: London

Derivative works/Adaptions: "Prime Suspect" (TV show/series, 2011-)

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 14 languages: Bosnian (BS), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Japanese (JA), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovenian (SL), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Ended

First episode released on: 04/07/1991

Last episode released on: 10/22/2006

Cast: Helen Mirren

Creator: Lynda La Plante

Director: Christopher Menaul

Composer: Stephen Warbeck

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"头号嫌疑犯"

"首席嫌疑犯"

Keywords: police detective, female detective, murder, crime investigation, criminal, sexism, forensic science, london, england, alcoholic, england, criminal investigation

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