S1E1: Episode 1
Prime Suspect
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Prime Suspect S1E1: Episode 1

  • Aired: 1991-04-07
  • Time: 21:00:00
  • Runtime: 120 minutes
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Overview

Jane Tennison is a Detective Chief Inspector assigned to Southampton Row Police Station in Central London. She is repeatedly passed over for major cases but, following the death of a Senior Investigating Officer, DCI Shefford, she is given the opportunity to take over his investigation which involves the brutal murder of a young girl. The girl's body has been badly mutilated, and her hands have been tied behind her back. Forensic evidence puts a suspect in the frame.