DCI Tennison inherits a murder case that proves more complex than it first appears.

DCI Tennison inherits a murder case in which the 'prime suspect' is arrested 24 hours after the discovery of the victim.

Prime Suspect

Helen Mirren is on award-winning form in this ITV classic

Helen Mirren is on award-winning form in this ITV classic crime drama. DI Jane Tennison, a skilled top-class detective, battles to prove herself in a male-dominated world.

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DCI Jane Tennison continues her quest to trap murder suspect George Marlow.

When the sole witness in DCI Tennison's murder investigation cannot positively identify the prime suspect George Marlow, she digs further into the case, and finds a lead.

DCI Jane Tennison is called in to head a sensitive murder enquiry.

When a corpse is discovered in an Afro-Caribbean neighbourhood, the subject of racism in the police force rears its head. DCI Tennison is called in to head up a sensitive enquiry.

The team's prime suspect confesses, but is the real murderer still at large?

The team receive an important confession, but is the real murderer still raging? The case is thrown into jeopardy when media information threatens to endanger Tennison's position.

DCI Jane Tennison now has the job of cleaning up the streets of Soho.

Transferred to a new station with the new job of 'cleaning up the streets' of Soho, DCI Jane Tennison and her new team become involved in the seedy underworld of vice.

As the case continues, every officer with rank warns Jane to quit the investigation.

DCI Tennison and her team gather more information about rent boys. Jane's superiors seem less than helpful. Is someone in a position of power being protected?

Jane Tennison heads an investigation into the murder of a young child.

The Lost Child

Following her promotion, Jane Tennison returns to Southampton Row to head an investigation into the murder of a young child.

Tennison investigates a murder which has been staged to look like suicide.

Inner Circles

DS Tennison travels to a residential commuter suburb to investigate a murder which has been staged to look like suicide.

Jane Tennison's life unravels when a series of murders lead to an old foe.

The Scent of Darkness

Detective Superintendent Jane Tennison finds her private and professional life in tatters when a series of murders lead to her old adversary, George Marlow.

A surprising suspect confesses to a drug dealer's murder.

Errors of Judgement (Part 1)

When a surprising suspect confesses to a drug dealer's murder, the evidence, and Jane Tennison's instinct, point in a different direction.

Jane decides to pull in The Street and Michael Johns to see if she can break them.

Errors of Judgement (Part 2)

DS Tennison and the team try to find out where Campbell was executed. She appears on 'Crimenight', and decides to pull in The Street & Michael Johns to see if she can break them.

A female Bosnian refugee is found dead having been tortured.

The Last Witness (Part 1)

Detective Superintendent Jane Tennison has a new case when a woman who is found to be an illegal Bosnian refugee is found dead.

Tennison's investigation takes her to Bosnia where she makes an exciting breakthrough.

The Last Witness (Part 2)

Tennison travels to Bosnia where she makes a breakthrough, only to find her suspect is protected by the UK government.

Tennison is plunged into the alien world of teenage girls when a 14-year-old goes missing.

The Final Act (Part 1)

Helen Mirren stars as DSI Jane Tennison, a woman on the edge. She is plunged into the alien world of teenage girls when a 14-year-old goes missing.

Tennison has to make one of her toughest decisions.

The Final Act (Part 2)

Tennison has to make one of her toughest decisions. And as the truth about Sallie's death emerges, the search for her killer ends in a shattering confrontation.

Prime Suspect

Prime Suspect

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