Prime Suspect

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Prime Suspect is a critically acclaimed British crime drama television series centered on Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison, renowned for its gritty realism and exploration of sexism within the police force.

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instanceOf British television series
crime drama television series
television series
alsoKnownAs Prime Suspect
surface form: Prime Suspect (UK TV series)
awarded British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Serial
surface form: BAFTA TV Award for Best Drama Serial
broadcastOn ITV
characterFocus Jane Tennison
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator Lynda La Plante
criticalReception critically acclaimed
debutDecade 1990s
firstAired 1991
format television drama
genre crime drama
police procedural
hasSpinOff Prime Suspect self-linksurface differs
surface form: Prime Suspect 1973
hasTheme gender discrimination
institutional sexism
police corruption
work–life balance
influenced later British crime dramas
lastAired 2006
leadCharacterGender female
leadCharacterRank Detective Chief Inspector
mainCharacterOccupation Detective Chief Inspector
medium television
network ITV
notableFor exploration of sexism within the police force
gritty realism
strong female lead character
numberOfSeries 7
originalChannel ITV
originalLanguage English
originallyBroadcastAs series of miniseries
originalRunEndYear 2006
originalRunStartYear 1991
portraysIssue alcoholism
challenges faced by women in male-dominated workplaces
personal sacrifice for career
portraysOrganization Metropolitan Police Service
surface form: Metropolitan Police
productionCompany Granada Television
setting London, England
surface form: London
starring Helen Mirren
starWonAward Helen Mirren
surface form: Helen Mirren won multiple awards for her role as Jane Tennison
targetAudience adult viewers

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Masterpiece hasNotableAdaptation Prime Suspect
John Madden directed Prime Suspect
this entity surface form: Prime Suspect 4
John Madden directed Prime Suspect
this entity surface form: Prime Suspect 3
Sam Reid notableWork Prime Suspect
this entity surface form: Prime Suspect 1973
Sam Reid notableRole Prime Suspect
this entity surface form: DI Len Bradfield in Prime Suspect 1973
Helen Mirren notableWork Prime Suspect
Anton Lesser notableWork Prime Suspect
Granada Studios producedShow Prime Suspect
Granada Television notableProgram Prime Suspect
Steven Mackintosh notableWork Prime Suspect
this entity surface form: Prime Suspect 5
Andy Harries notableWork Prime Suspect
George Harris notableWork Prime Suspect
Granada Productions notableWork Prime Suspect
Aidan Quinn notableWork Prime Suspect
this entity surface form: Prime Suspect (U.S. TV series)
Brían F. O'Byrne notableWork Prime Suspect
this entity surface form: Prime Suspect (U.S. TV series)
Prime Suspect hasSpinOff Prime Suspect self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Prime Suspect 1973
Prime Suspect alsoKnownAs Prime Suspect
this entity surface form: Prime Suspect (UK TV series)
Robert Pugh notableWork Prime Suspect
Granada plc producedProgramme Prime Suspect
Helen Lydia Mironoff notableWork Prime Suspect
Mirren notableWork Prime Suspect
subject surface form: Helen Mirren
Maria Bello televisionSeries Prime Suspect
this entity surface form: Prime Suspect (US)
Colin Salmon appearedIn Prime Suspect
this entity surface form: Prime Suspect 2
Terrence Hardiman notableWork Prime Suspect
Beatie Edney notableWork Prime Suspect