Prime Suspect

Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison (Helen Mirren) is confronted by hostility from her male colleagues when she is called in to head a murder inquiry, particularly when she exposes secrets from within the force. When a second murder victim is discovered, the inquiry turns into a grisly investigation stretching back over 10 years.

DCI Tennison's murder investigation cannot positively identify the prime suspect George Marlow. Jane's personal life takes a back seat as she digs further into the case. A lead from one of Marlow's former cellmates might be just the breakthrough that Tennison needs, as the final pieces fall into place and the grisly truth is revealed.

When a corpse is discovered in an Afro-Caribbean neighbourhood of London, the controversial subject of racism in the police force rears its head. DCI Tennison (Helen Mirren) is called in to head a sensitive enquiry into how the corpse came to lie in its burial place.

Police enquiries are suppressed at the murder confession of a prime suspect. DCI Tennison faces problems as her personal and professional worlds collide. The pressure is on as Tennison closes in on the killer.

Detective Inspector Jane Tennison, passed up for a promotion, now battles to prove herself in a male dominated world.

The investigation into a youth's death leads to a larger pedophile ring, possibly involving the police themselves.