Prime Suspect (1991)
- Directed by
- Christopher Menaul
- Genre
- drama television series, police procedural
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 7 seasons, 15 episodes
- Rated
- 18
- Rating
- 7.8 of 10 from 99 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A woman rises through the ranks of the London police force while facing constant sexism from her male colleagues. She works to solve murder cases and prove her abilities in a hostile work environment.
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What happens
Prime Suspect is a British police procedural television series devised by Lynda La Plante. Broadcast on ITV between 1991 and 2006, 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. Mirren won 3 consecutive British Academy Television Awards for Best Actress between 1992-94, 2 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, and in 2006, the British public ranked her number 29 in ITV's poll of TV's 50 Greatest Stars. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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