Prime Suspect: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This tense, uncompromising drama starring the Oscar®-winning actress Helen Mirren and from the distinguished dramatist and novelist Lynda La Plante, has been critically acclaimed on both sides of the Atlantic and has won a total of 14 international awards including BAFTAs for 'Drama Serial' and 'TV Actress'.

Series details

• Title: Prime Suspect
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery
• Premiere date: 1991-04-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 2006-10-22
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 120 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8/10
• TVMaze ID: 1282

Cast and credited roles

• Helen Mirren — Detective Superintendent Jane Tennison

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1991-04-07; final listed air date 1991-04-08; episode order: 2.
• Season 2: premiered 1992-12-15; final listed air date 1992-12-16; episode order: 2.
• Season 3: premiered 1993-12-19; final listed air date 1993-12-20; episode order: 2.
• Season 4: premiered 1995-04-30; final listed air date 1995-05-15; episode order: 3.
• Season 5: premiered 1996-10-20; final listed air date 1996-10-21; episode order: 2.
• Season 6: premiered 2003-11-09; final listed air date 2003-11-10; episode order: 2.
• Season 7: premiered 2006-10-15; final listed air date 2006-10-22; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from Prime Suspect on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.