10.041 minSeason 1 • Episode 6
LatestIn the aftermath of the bank vault explosion, the police operation descends into pandemonium and panic. As Tennison arrives at the scene, she is met with devastating news.
Jane Tennison is a probationary WPC in 1973 London, where she faces sexism while working her first murder case. Follow her early career, her relationship with her boss DI Len Bradfield, and her determination to prove herself in a male-dominated police force, as she will eventually achieve the rank of Detective Superintendent.
Production
Hackney locations reeking of authentic 1973 grime and cigarette smoke
Acting
Martini's simmering restraint — every swallowed insult lands like a gut punch
Creators
Lynda La Plante, Glen Laker
Stefanie Martini
WPC Jane Tennison
Sam Reid
DI Len Bradfield
Andrew Brooke
Sgt Jim Harris
Blake Harrison
DS Spencer Gibbs
Daniel Ezra
DC Ashton
Jessica Gunning
WPC Kath Morgan
Joshua Hill
DC Edwards
Jordan Long
DS Paul Lawrence
Tommy McDonnell
DC Hudson
Alun Armstrong
Clifford Bentley
Ruth Sheen
Renee Bentley
Lex Shrapnel
John Bentley
Jay Taylor
David Bentley
Charles Walters
DC Regan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lynda La Plante wrote this 25 years after creating the original Prime Suspect, finally answering fans' demands to see Tennison's origin.
The series was cancelled after one season partly due to audience resistance to a younger, less commanding Tennison — proving its point about impossible standards for women.
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