Synopsis
Prime Suspect (1991), Season 1 watch online on iFILM — the British detective drama that introduced Helen Mirren as DCI Jane Tennison, told across just two episodes.
The story opens with a death inside the force: the lead detective on a murder case collapses, and Tennison seizes the chance to run the investigation herself. The victim is a young woman, brutally killed, and the trail is anything but clean. What makes the season tick is the second case running underneath the first — a squad room of men who resent taking orders from a woman and quietly hope she fails. Two episodes play out like one tight feature: evidence, pressure from above, and the personal cost Tennison pays to hold the room.
Written by Lynda La Plante, with Mirren's BAFTA-winning lead, this is the season that set the template for the 90s British procedural. Best for viewers who like cold, patient police work over chases. Stream Prime Suspect Season 1 online on iFILM.
2 episodes
S1·E1Price to Pay (1)
DCI Shefford dies suddenly whilst investigating a murder case. Jane Tennison is given the opportunity to take over the 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. Jane suspects that it is the work of George Marlow. Jane also has to win the respect and approval of her male colleagues.
S1·E2Price to Pay (2)
The investigation continues.
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