Prime Suspect:
Tough, chain-smoking London detective Jane Tennison is hired into a boys' club police department to solve an ongoing investigation. While at first she's met with resentment and aggression from her male co-workers, eventually her outstanding capability wins them over. Exposing a longtime police coverup, Jane uncovers other, related murders.

Prime Suspect 2:
Detective Jane Tennison obsessively pursues the mystery behind the remains of a young girl discovered in the Afro-Caribbean section of London. Again faced with prejudice and stereotypes from all sides - from both outside public to inside the police department - Jane has to negotiate her way to a solution. Helen Mirren was nominated for an Emmy for her riveting, remarkably real portrait of a female detective who succeeds in an unforgiving business.