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Detective Chief Inspector (DCI), Jane Tennison ([[Helen Mirren]]) plays a straight laced police officer who has been passed over time and time again for promotion due to her lack of penis. When the previous DCI dies while investigating the murder of a prositute, Tennison takes her chance. However things take a turn for the bizarre when the woman in the prostitutes room isn't actually the prostitute and the real hooker is nowhere to be found. But solving the case won't be the difficult part - it will be getting the men in her department to stop trying to sabotage her.

Written by crime novelist Lynda La Plante and one of the first police dramas to star a female in the lead role, the first season mostly deals with sexism in the workplace. However over time the program slowly evolved to tackle other issues from insitutional racism to sexual perversion. Running themes also include Tennison's growing dependance on alcohol and her attempts to juggle her working and personal lives. It won three Prime Time Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries (and a Best Actress trophy for Mirren) as well as Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Peabodys.

Now has a [[Prime Suspect US|US version]] starring Maria Bello.