For us airdates of foreign shows, click through to the futon critic. 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. Prime suspect is a british police procedural television drama series. Helen mirren as jane tennison in the original prime suspect series. Prime suspect was produced by granada television for the itv network between 7. The point of rescue 2011 lewis, series 9 2016 downton abbey. 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. 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. Which is where we rediscovered just how brilliant prime suspect is. Prime suspect, series 1, part 2 by les chappell, june 27, 2012 by les chappell. But the cracks soon begin to show as jane struggles with an alcohol problem and the death of her father. The series premiered in the united states on 25 june 2017 on masterpiece mystery on pbs, airing over three 90minute instalments. Prime suspect is one of my favorite pbs series, and helen mirren is a genius. 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.
Prime suspect, series 1, part 2 this was television. Who can forget helen mirren as dci jane tennison in the longrunning series prime suspect, which ran from 1991 through 2006. Prime suspect, series 2 by les chappell, july 11, 2012 by les chappell prime suspect series 2 original airdate. Follow us on facebook to see when prime suspect becomes available on netflix. Prime suspect prequel to air on pbs masterpiece in 2017 variety. I watched this series a couple of years ago and loved it. Tennison, starring stefanie martini as a younger jane tennison, comes to the channel that the original series called home. 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. In series 4, newly promoted, tennison investigates three cases that cause strain in both her personal and professional life.
Prime suspect is a tv show on australian national television from seven with an average rating of 3. 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. Instead, she takes on a highprofile case, the torture and murder of a young bosnian refugee. Lynda has a strong focus on crime and thriller, as she discovered when she wrote her first series for thames television, windows, in 1983. Tennison, the series premiered in south africa on 6 april 2017 on itv choice. Approaching retirement, jane tennison investigates the murder of a missing girl. 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. Prime suspect prequel to air on pbs masterpiece in.
Mar, 2020 a female police detective investigates a series of serial murders while dealing with sexist hostility from her male comrades. Follow us on facebook to see when prime suspect becomes available on. List of prime suspect british tv series episodes wikipedia. 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. 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. Tennison is a driven and extremely competent investigator in a male dominated police force and nearly everyone is rooting for her to fail. Tennison, coming to masterpiece sunday, june 25th, 2017. Annoyingly we had series 1 downloaded on the box months ago, somehow we never got around to watching it. The original prime suspect was produced by granada television for itv with instalments 47 coproduced by wgbh boston for the masterpiece.
Since the shows premiere, mirren has gone on to become a dame and a household name worldwide. Prime suspect is the novelization of the 1991 british tv miniseries of the same name featuring the great helen mirren as dci jane tennison. Prime suspect prequel is coming to masterpiece in 2017 telly. With helen mirren, stephen tompkinson, laura greenwood, eve best. 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. 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. 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. In november 2016 after 10 years of asking we finally had sky q installed. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series prime suspect uk. Tennison will imagine the events that made jane the tenacious. And just recently its been confirmed the series, entitled prime. Lynda has a strong focus on crime and thriller, as she.
This is a longrunning occasional detective drama series starring helen mirren as dci later detective superintendent jane tennison, based on stories. 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. Prime suspect us tv show canceled tv series finale. Drama series centred around rome detective aurelio zen, who finds it tough being the only honest cop in town. In this series, we meet jane tennison now played by stefani martini. This first prime suspect episode finds tennison inheriting a murder case in which the suspect is arrested 24 hrs after the victim is found.
In the new series we meet her as a 22yearold probationary officer in the 1970s, portrayed by stefanie martini doctor thorne, endeavor. A female police detective investigates a series of serial murders while dealing with sexist hostility from her male comrades. We have 20 episodes of prime suspect in our archive. Does she worry about prime suspect 1973 standing out in a landscape saturated with police shows, many of which have interesting female. This tv show throws us back to the characters first days. This is the muchanticipated prequel to awardwinning global hit prime suspect. Prime suspect prequel gives us a young jane tennison. In series 6, tennison is being pressured to retire by her male colleagues.
Find out where prime suspect is streaming, if prime suspect is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. The point of rescue 2011 lewis, series 9 2016 downton abbey, series 6 2016 vera, series 8 2018 top drama shows see all. 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. 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. 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. Prime suspect prequel sees return of jane tennison on itv. Prime suspect 1973 tells the story of 22yearold jane tennisons first days in the police force.
Prime suspect, series 4 1995 prime suspect, series 2 1992 viewers also bought see all. Jane tennison, rising through the ranks, solving horrific crimes while battling office sexism and her own demons. Stefanie martini to play jane tennison in prime suspect prequel. Masterpiece executive producer rebecca eaton talked about getting to know tennison earlier on in her career, saying, prime suspect. The first episode of prime suspect was broadcast in july, 2016. The prime suspect series is a brutal but engrossing portrayal of british crime with the vulnerable but undefeatable helen mirren and a captivating cast. Outlander, season 5 2020 westworld, season 3 2020 killing eve. Internationally, broadcast under the title prime suspect. But were back in the swing of things, and ready to take the investigation of george marlow to its conclusion. 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 prequel to air on pbs masterpiece in 2017.
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. With stefanie martini, sam reid, blake harrison, alun armstrong. If you like portrayals of real people with real human behavior you cant go wrong with this series. This series is a prequel to the original bbc series prime suspect which starred helen. May 05, 2020 a guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series prime suspect uk. Stefanie martini cast as young jane tennison in prime suspect. Prime suspect goes back to the beginning with a new jane. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of of prime suspect with exclusive news, photos, videos and more at. With helen mirren, john benfield, tom bell, jack ellis. Prime suspect was produced by granada television for the itv network between 7 april 1991 and 22 october 2006.
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