Prime Suspect Series 1

Helen Mirren (Gosford Park) introduces the character of Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison in the first of the series, Prime Suspect. When a young woman is found brutally murdered and the DCI in charge is unable to take up the case, it is passed to Jane Tennison, the first female DCI to handle such responsibility. Between a slippery suspect and resistance from her team of detectives, Tennison has her hands full, but she s got the strength to take them all on. (2 DVDs) approx. 208 mins.