Helen Mirren stars as the hard-bitten, chain-smoking Detective Chief
Inspector (later promoted to Detective Superintendent) Jane Tennison in this
award-winning cop drama series. As well tackling gritty cases involving serial
killers, rapists, child abuse and
prostitution, Tennison has to deal with her own personal battles, including her
marriage breakdown, and alcoholism. But her main on-going battle is with the Met
itself, and trying to forge a career for herself in a tough male-dominated