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This tense, uncompromising drama starring the Oscar®-winning actress Helen Mirren and from the distinguished dramatist and novelist Lynda La Plante, has been critically acclaimed on both sides of the Atlantic and has won a total of 14 international awards including BAFTAs for 'Drama Serial' and 'TV Actress'.
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- 01
Episode 1Jane 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. - 02
Episode 2As further bodies are found, the investigation becomes a hunt for a serial killer. Jane's personal life suffers as she tries to solve the case and win the respect and approval of her male colleagues, including DS Bill Otley. She later earns the respect of her team by locating and arresting George Marlow. - 03
Episode 1Part one of this murder mystery in which a corpse is discovered in an Afro-Caribbean neighbourhood; causing the controversial subject of racism in the police force to rear its head.
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01Episode 1April 7, 1991Jane Tennison is a Detective Chief Inspector assigned to Southampton Row Police Station in Central London. She is repeatedly passed over for
- S01E02Episode 2April 8, 1991As further bodies are found, the investigation becomes a hunt for a serial killer. Jane's personal life suffers as she tries to solve the ca
Season02
- S02E01Episode 1December 15, 1992Part one of this murder mystery in which a corpse is discovered in an Afro-Caribbean neighbourhood; causing the controversial subject of rac
- S02E02
Episode 2December 16, 1992Part two of this murder mystery in which when David Harvey confesses to the murder of Joanne Fagunwa on his death bed, police enquiries are
Season03
- S03E01
Episode 1December 19, 1993DCI Tennison has been transferred to a new station and a new assignment: getting prostitutes off the streets of Soho. But when a 17-year-old - S03E02
Episode 2December 20, 1993Jackson and Vera offer conflicting versions of their whereabouts the night Connie died, and Tennison makes an arrest.
Season04
- S04E01
The Lost ChildApril 30, 1995Superintendent Jane Tennison orchestrates a search for an abducted baby, but events take a turn for the worst when personal emotions cause c - S04E02
Season's bestInner CirclesMay 7, 1995A seemingly straightforward sex murder investigation by Superintendent Jane Tennison leads to a hidden political scandal. - S04E03
The Scent of DarknessMay 15, 1995A series of brutal sex murders disturbingly similar to the pattern of Superintendent Jane Tennison's first major case leads to the awful sug
Season05
- S05E01
Errors of Judgment, Part 1October 20, 1996DSI Jane Tennison has been transferred to Manchester and to ease her into the job, she is sent around schools to lecture but feels her abili - S05E02
Errors of Judgment, Part 2October 21, 1996In this concluding episode, Jane Tennison and the team try to find out where Campbell Lafferty was executed after being released. Appearing
Season06
- S06E01
The Last Witness, Part 1November 9, 2003Detective Superintendent Jane Tennison's investigation of the murder of a Bosnian refugee leads her to one, or possibly two, Serbian war cri - S06E02
The Last Witness, Part 2November 10, 2003Tennison makes a breakthrough after travelling to Bosnia, only to find her suspect is protected by the UK government.
Season07
- S07E01
The Final Act, Part 1October 15, 2006Tony and Ruth Sturdy's 14-year-old daughter Sallie is missing. Due to retire, this could be Tennison's last case, but she has more than this - S07E02
The Final Act, Part 2October 22, 2006Curtis Flynn flees the scene of his brutal encounter with Tennison and the truth surrounding Sallie's death emerges.
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