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Prime Suspect 1973

TV·2017–2017·1 season, 6 episodes·ITV1·Crime, Drama·1h·Created by Lynda La Plante, Glen Laker

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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.

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  1. 01Prime Suspect 1973 S01E01Episode 1S01E01 · 10.0When the body of teenager Julie Ann Collins is found in the underground car park of a Hackney housing estate, probationer WPC Jane Tennison becomes immersed in her first murder investigation.
  2. 02Prime Suspect 1973 S01E02Episode 2S01E02 · 10.0Tennison hunts down a lead in the Julie-Ann Collins case. Meanwhile Clifford Bentley's puts his family's criminal interests in jeopardy.
  3. 03Prime Suspect 1973 S01E03Episode 3S01E03 · 10.0As new evidence emerges, Julie Ann Collins' family are forced to acknowledge the brutal truth about her final days.

Castfull cast & details

Stefanie MartiniStefanie MartiniWPC Jane TennisonSam ReidSam ReidDI Len BradfieldAndrew BrookeAndrew BrookeSgt Jim HarrisBlake HarrisonBlake HarrisonDS Spencer GibbsDaniel EzraDaniel EzraDC AshtonJessica GunningJessica GunningWPC Kath MorganJoshua HillJoshua HillDC EdwardsJordan LongJordan LongDS Paul Lawrence

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2017Aired 9.3Season avg
  1. S01E01Prime Suspect 1973 S01E01Season's bestEpisode 1March 2, 2017 10.0When the body of teenager Julie Ann Collins is found in the underground car park of a Hackney housing estate, probationer WPC Jane Tennison
  2. S01E02Prime Suspect 1973 S01E02Episode 2March 9, 2017 10.0Tennison hunts down a lead in the Julie-Ann Collins case. Meanwhile Clifford Bentley's puts his family's criminal interests in jeopardy.
  3. S01E03Prime Suspect 1973 S01E03Episode 3March 16, 2017 10.0As new evidence emerges, Julie Ann Collins' family are forced to acknowledge the brutal truth about her final days.
  4. S01E04Prime Suspect 1973 S01E04Episode 4March 23, 2017 8.0Following the arrest of the mysterious 'Oz', the investigation takes an unexpected twist. The Bentleys' plans are nearly blown out of the wa
  5. S01E05Prime Suspect 1973 S01E05Episode 5March 30, 2017 8.0Bradfield sees a chance to get revenge on Clifford and diverts the team to carry out surveillance on the Bentleys – and when Tennison learns
  6. S01E06Prime Suspect 1973 S01E06Episode 6April 5, 2017 10.0In the aftermath of the bank vault explosion, the police operation descends into pandemonium and panic. As Tennison arrives at the scene, sh

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