![]() ![]() Set in the 1970s, as female police constables are being uneasily ‘integrated’ into the force, the story introduces 22-year-old Jane, a probationary officer in a world where high-ranking male officers were notoriously chauvinistic. La Plante came up with the idea for a prequel series based on her latest novel of the same name which will be published in September. Mirren originally played Jane Tennison, one of the first female Detective Chief Inspectors in the Metropolitan Police the prequel will see a young Tennison as she begins her career, revealing why she became such a complex and formidable character. Lynda La Plante, who wrote the early installments of that series will pen Tennison, a six-part hourlong period drama. Prime Suspect is returning to ITV by way of a prequel to the Helen Mirren-led miniseries that began in the early 90s and concluded with 2006’s The Final Act. ![]()
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