Which is where we rediscovered just how brilliant prime suspect is. Lynda has a strong focus on crime and thriller, as she. The original followed toughtalking dci jane tennison, a nononsense detective who realizes the gruesome crimes she has to investigate are the least of her problems in. When her prime suspect turns out to be a minor war criminal, tennison meets resistance from her superiors, struggles with ambitious underlings, and uncovers buried secrets.
Prime suspect was produced by granada television for the itv network between 7. Drama series centred around rome detective aurelio zen, who finds it tough being the only honest cop in town. Prime suspect is a british police procedural television drama series. A female police detective investigates a series of serial murders while dealing with sexist hostility from her male comrades. But were back in the swing of things, and ready to take the investigation of george marlow to its conclusion. This is the muchanticipated prequel to awardwinning global hit prime suspect. For us airdates of foreign shows, click through to the futon critic. This first prime suspect episode finds tennison inheriting a murder case in. Two tv series you wont want to miss in both of these period pieces one set in the 1970s, the other in the 1980s women have it tough, whether theyre wrestling. But the cracks soon begin to show as jane struggles with an alcohol problem and the death of her father. Approaching retirement, jane tennison investigates the murder of a missing girl. This tv show throws us back to the characters first days.
Tennison, the series premiered in south africa on 6 april 2017 on itv choice. Prime suspect 4, the scent of darkness this was television february 6, 20 of the george marlow murders made jane tennisons career, it was the success of the first series of prime suspect that drove a lot of my initial good will towards the series. It stars helen mirren as jane tennison, one of the first female detective chief inspectors in greater londons metropolitan police service, who rises to the rank of detective superintendent while confronting the institutionalised sexism that exists within the police force. Prime suspect, season 1 2011 cracker, lucky white ghost 1996 case sensitive. Follow us on facebook to see when prime suspect becomes available on. If you like portrayals of real people with real human behavior you cant go wrong with this series. Jul 18, 2016 the original prime suspect was produced by granada television for itv with instalments 47 coproduced by wgbh boston for the masterpiece mystery anthology series. We mentioned in an earlier post, the series will be getting the prequel treatment, airing in the u. It will be broadcast in 2016 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of prime suspect, which first broadcast on itv in 1991 and ran until 2006. And just recently its been confirmed the series, entitled prime. This first prime suspect episode finds tennison inheriting a murder case in which the suspect is arrested 24 hrs after the victim is found.
Internationally, broadcast under the title prime suspect. With helen mirren, stephen tompkinson, laura greenwood, eve best. Instead, she takes on a highprofile case, the torture and murder of a young bosnian refugee. The series premiered in the united states on 25 june 2017 on masterpiece mystery on pbs, airing over three 90minute instalments.
Prime suspect us tv show canceled tv series finale. Prime suspect, series 1, part 2 this was television. Prime suspect prequel to air on pbs masterpiece in. Prime suspect prequel gives us a young jane tennison. Stefanie martini cast as young jane tennison in prime suspect. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series prime suspect uk. Annoyingly we had series 1 downloaded on the box months ago, somehow we never got around to watching it. It stars helen mirren as jane tennison, one of the first female detective chief inspectors in greater londons metropolitan police service, as she rises to rank of detective superintendent whilst confronting the institutionalised sexism that exists within her job. Stefanie martini to play jane tennison in prime suspect prequel. With stefanie martini, sam reid, blake harrison, alun armstrong. In the new series we meet her as a 22yearold probationary officer in the 1970s, portrayed by stefanie martini doctor thorne, endeavor. In this series, we meet jane tennison now played by stefani martini.
We have 20 episodes of prime suspect in our archive. Masterpiece executive producer rebecca eaton talked about getting to know tennison earlier on in her career, saying, prime suspect. Amazon prime in the best series of transparent so far, jill soloway and her transaffirmative team took the concept of life as a state of. The point of rescue 2011 lewis, series 9 2016 downton abbey, series 6 2016 vera, series 8 2018 top drama shows see all.
Mar, 2020 a female police detective investigates a series of serial murders while dealing with sexist hostility from her male comrades. Prime suspect is a tv show on australian national television from seven with an average rating of 3. Prime suspect, series 2 by les chappell, july 11, 2012 by les chappell prime suspect series 2 original airdate. May 05, 2020 a guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series prime suspect uk. One of the most prominent differences between the american and british models of television beyond the cultural sensibilities and tone of humor is the fact that they dont subscribe to the same schedule of airing a series. Prime suspect is one of my favorite pbs series, and helen mirren is a genius. Does she worry about prime suspect 1973 standing out in a landscape saturated with police shows, many of which have interesting female. Who can forget helen mirren as dci jane tennison in the longrunning series prime suspect, which ran from 1991 through 2006.
Prime suspect is the novelization of the 1991 british tv mini series of the same name featuring the great helen mirren as dci jane tennison. In november 2016 after 10 years of asking we finally had sky q installed. Doctor thorne actress stefanie martini is cast as a young jane tennison in a prequel to popular crime drama prime suspect. Prime suspect 1973 tells the story of 22yearold jane tennisons first days in the police force. The prime suspect series is a brutal but engrossing portrayal of british crime with the vulnerable but undefeatable helen mirren and a captivating cast. Find out where prime suspect is streaming, if prime suspect is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. In series 6, tennison is being pressured to retire by her male colleagues.
Since the shows premiere, mirren has gone on to become a dame and a household name worldwide. This series is a prequel to the original bbc series prime suspect which starred helen. Season 1 nov 04, 2018 this is one of those series i desperately wanted to be successful but lets face it, helen mirren is a hard act to follow. With helen mirren, john benfield, tom bell, jack ellis. Prime suspect, series 4 1995 prime suspect, series 2 1992 viewers also bought see all. The original prime suspect was produced by granada television for itv with instalments 47 coproduced by wgbh boston for the masterpiece. Prime suspect prequel is coming to masterpiece in 2017 telly. Prime suspect prequel to air on pbs masterpiece in 2017. The point of rescue 2011 lewis, series 9 2016 downton abbey. This is a longrunning occasional detective drama series starring helen mirren as dci later detective superint.
The stories are told in a way that makes you believe that the scenarios are truly taken from real life and not just what someone thought you might like to see. List of prime suspect british tv series episodes wikipedia. Tennison, coming to masterpiece sunday, june 25th, 2017. Jane tennison, rising through the ranks, solving horrific crimes while battling office sexism and her own demons. Prime suspect prequel sees return of jane tennison on itv. The following is a list of episodes of the british police procedural television drama series prime suspect, which stars helen mirren as jane tennison, one of the first female detective chief inspectors in greater londons metropolitan police service, as she rises to rank of detective superintendent while confronting the institutionalised sexism that exists within the police force. In series 4, newly promoted, tennison investigates three cases that cause strain in both her personal and professional life. Prime suspect is a british police procedural television drama series starring helen mirren as detective chief inspector jane tennison, one of the first female dcis in londons metropolitan police. This is a longrunning occasional detective drama series starring helen mirren as dci later detective superintendent jane tennison, based on stories. Prime suspect goes back to the beginning with a new jane. The latest to get the backstory treatment is british crime drama prime suspect, which ran from 1991 to 2006 and was recently given a u. Rewind to 1970s london to portray the early career of the formidable dci jane tennison stefanie martini, the role that established dame helen mirren as a household name.
Tennison, starring stefanie martini as a younger jane tennison, comes to the channel that the original series called home. Prime suspect 1973 tells the story of 22yearold jane tennisons first days in the police force, in which she endured flagrant sexism before being thrown in at the deep end with a murder enquiry. Tennison is a driven and extremely competent investigator in a male dominated police force and nearly everyone is rooting for her to fail. Tennison will imagine the events that made jane the tenacious. Prime suspect, series 1, part 2 by les chappell, june 27, 2012 by les chappell. Lynda has a strong focus on crime and thriller, as she discovered when she wrote her first series for thames television, windows, in 1983. Helen mirren as jane tennison in the original prime suspect series. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of of prime suspect with exclusive news, photos, videos and more at. Prime suspect is the novelization of the 1991 british tv miniseries of the same name featuring the great helen mirren as dci jane tennison. Follow us on facebook to see when prime suspect becomes available on netflix.
I watched this series a couple of years ago and loved it. Outlander, season 5 2020 westworld, season 3 2020 killing eve. Stefanie martini cast as young jane tennison in prime. Prime suspect was produced by granada television for the itv network between 7 april 1991 and 22 october 2006. Prime suspect 1973 first aired on 2 march 2017 on itv.
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