Prime Suspect 2
‘Director John Strickland builds personalities and situations into stark, sure-handed drama.’
– Variety
Helen Mirren revives her role as DCI Tennison, called in to head an investigation into the death of a young black woman, whose body is found in the back garden of a house in London.
As she begins to investigate, she finds that she is having to deal with a whole web of issues surrounding racism and sexism within the police force, as well as tracking down a killer still on the loose.
Episode 1
When a corpse is discovered in an Afro-Caribbean neighbourhood, the controversial subject of racism in the police force rears its head. DCI Jane Tennison is called in to head a sensitive enquiry into how the corpse came to lie in its burial place.
Episode 2
While DCI Tennison and her team track down their prime suspect, David Harvey; her colleague, DCI Oswalde, pursues a young black man, whom he believes is responsible for the murder of the girl.
Episode 3
When David Harvey confesses to the murder of Joanne Fagunwa on his death bed, police enquiries are suppressed; and Jane Tennison faces problems as her personal and professional worlds collide.
Episode 4
As DCI Tennison closes in on the killer, the inquest court’s verdict of suicide on Tony Allen increases the pressure on her and her team.
Credits & general info
Starring: Helen Mirren, Colin Salmon, John Benfield, Jack Ellis, Craig Fairbrass
Director: John Strickland
Writer: Lynda La Plante, Allan Cubitt
Producer: Paul Marcus
Executive Producer: Sally Head
Total runtime = 212 min
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