Prime Suspect: The Complete Collection

Oscar®-winner Dame Helen Mirren is Detective Superintendent Jane Tennison, rising through the ranks of the Metropolitan Police, solving horrific crimes while battling office sexism and her own demons. This groundbreaking series features some of Britain's biggest stars, including Ralph Fiennes (The English Patient) and Mark Strong (The Young Victoria). "One of the great character creations of our time"-The Washington Post. Recommended for mature viewers.

Disc 1
"One of the great character creations of our time" -The Washington Post
"Superlative" -Entertainment Weekly

Oscar® winner Helen Mirren is Detective Jane Tennison, "perhaps the greatest role and performance of a female police detective, ever" (San Francisco Chronicle), in a series that won more than 20 major international awards and raised the bar for police dramas.

In the opening series, D.C.I. Tennison seizes the opportunity to head a murder investigation-something she should have done long ago, had she not been passed over by her male superiors time and again. With a suspect already identified and her own team openly hostile, she uncovers errors and conflicting facts that point to a cover-up within the force. Is this a single murder or the latest act of a serial killer? Tennison refuses to back off the investigation.

Guest stars include Tom Wilkinson (Michael Clayton, In the Bedroom), Ralph Fiennes (The English Patient, Schindler's List), and Zoë Wanamaker (Poirot).

EXTRAS Biography of Helen Mirren

Approx. 207 min.; 4:3 full screen; color; British mystery; not rated; SDH subtitles

Contains coarse language and graphic content

Disc 2
"Powerful" -The New York Times
"Brilliant, complexly layered" -Los Angeles Times

Oscar® winner Helen Mirren is Detective Jane Tennison, "perhaps the greatest role and performance of a female police detective, ever" (San Francisco Chronicle), in a series that won more than 20 major international awards and raised the bar for police dramas.

In Series 2, Tennison has proven herself and won her colleagues' grudging respect. When she is assigned to head a murder inquiry in the African Caribbean community, it seems further evidence that her star is on the rise. Suddenly she's in the thick of a racial controversy, working with a black detective who is also her former lover (guest star Colin Salmon, Keen Eddie), and dealing with prejudice in the field and on her team. Tennison begins to wonder if she's been handed a plum case or hung out to dry.

Approx. 204 min.; 4:3 full screen; color; British mystery; not rated; SDH subtitles

Contains coarse language and graphic content

Disc 3
"Compelling" -The New York Times
"Outstanding" -The Boston Herald

Oscar® winner Helen Mirren is Detective Jane Tennison, "perhaps the greatest role and performance of a female police detective, ever" (San Francisco Chronicle), in a series that won more than 20 major international awards and raised the bar for police dramas.

In Series 3, DCI Tennison has been transferred to a new station and a new assignment: getting prostitutes off the streets of Soho. But when a 17-year-old rent boy is burned to death, her superiors aren't keen on her investigating the murder. The victim was a regular at a center for homeless kids run by Edward Parker-Jones, the darling of the department. As if matters aren't thorny enough, a former lover comes to town and causes Tennison to question her life.

Guest stars include David Thewlis (Harry Potter), Peter Capaldi (In the Loop), Mark Strong (Sherlock Holmes), Ciarán Hinds (Persuasion), James Frain (The Tudors), and Jonny Lee Miller (Trainspotting).

Approx. 206 min.; 4:3 full screen; color; British mystery; not rated; SDH subtitles

Contains coarse language and graphic content

Discs 4 & 5
"Tight thriller" -Houston Chronicle
"Riveting" -The Boston Globe

Oscar® winner Helen Mirren is Detective Jane Tennison, "perhaps the greatest role and performance of a female police detective, ever" (San Francisco Chronicle), in a series that won more than 20 major international awards and raised the bar for police dramas.

In Series 4, the newly promoted Detective Superintendent Tennison moves among stations to head high-profile cases for the Area Major Investigation Team. A wrenching personal decision colors her search for an abducted toddler in The Lost Child. In Inner Circles, the manager of an exclusive country club is found dead in his home, and fingers point to the residents of a local housing project. The Scent of Darkness finds Tennison happy in her private life, but strained at work. New murders cast doubt on a case she solved previously, to the delight of an old adversary.

These three mysteries feature guest stars Stuart Wilson (Lethal Weapon 3), Kelly Reilly (Sherlock Holmes, Above Suspicion), and Robert Glenister (Hustle, MI-5).

3 episodes on 2 discs; approx. 305 min.; 4:3 full screen; color; stereo; British mystery; not rated; SDH subtitles

Contains coarse language and graphic content

Disc 6
"Fascinating" -The Washington Post
"A knockout performance from Mirren" -St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Oscar® winner Helen Mirren is Detective Jane Tennison, "perhaps the greatest role and performance of a female police detective, ever" (San Francisco Chronicle), in a series that won more than 20 major international awards and raised the bar for police dramas.

In Series 5, Detective Superintendent Tennison relocates to the Greater Manchester Police for a stint as a community relations officer at local schools. When she complains to her new boss, DCS Ballinger, he assigns her to the shooting case of a young drug dealer. Tennison pegs a corrupt local drug lord as the killer, but somehow he stays one step ahead of her investigation. Is he getting inside information? Meanwhile, Tennison engages in a romantic affair that complicates her life even more.

Approx. 201 min.; 4:3 full screen; color; stereo; British mystery; not rated; SDH subtitles

Contains coarse language and graphic content

Disc 7
"A masterpiece" -USA Today
"Magnificent acting and well-crafted mystery" -The Boston Herald

Oscar® winner Helen Mirren is Detective Jane Tennison, "perhaps the greatest role and performance of a female police detective, ever" (San Francisco Chronicle), in a series that won more than 20 major international awards and raised the bar for police dramas.

In Series 6, Tennison is being pressured to retire by her male colleagues. Instead, she takes on a high-profile case, the torture and murder of a young Bosnian refugee. When her prime suspect turns out to be a "minor" war criminal, Tennison meets resistance from her superiors, struggles with ambitious underlings, and uncovers buried secrets. Her career now at risk, she realizes she has little else left in her life and everything to fight for.

Guest stars include Ben Miles (Coupling, The Forsyte Saga), Robert Pugh (Master and Commander), Clare Holman (Lewis), Frank Finlay (The Pianist), and Mark Strong (Sherlock Holmes, Syriana).

EXTRAS Behind-the-scenes featurette (23 min.) and text interview with Helen Mirren

Approx. 195 min., plus bonus; 16:9 widescreen; color; stereo; British mystery; not rated; SDH subtitles

Contains coarse language and graphic content

Discs 8 & 9
"A poignant and brilliant conclusion" -The Boston Globe
"Heartbreaking, penetrating crime drama" -USA Today

Oscar® winner Helen Mirren is Detective Jane Tennison, "perhaps the greatest role and performance of a female police detective, ever" (San Francisco Chronicle), in a series that won more than 20 major international awards and raised the bar for police dramas.

In the final series, Detective Superintendent Tennison is pushing 60 and facing the death of her father. Alcohol, loneliness, and the job have taken their toll, but she is determined to end her exemplary career by solving one more case: the brutal murder of schoolgirl Sallie Sturdy. Weeks away from retirement and struggling to stay afloat, Tennison forms an emotional bond with Sallie's closest friend, Penny Philips, and unwittingly puts the teenager's life in danger.

Guest stars include Frank Finlay (The Pianist), Stephen Tompkinson (Wild at Heart, Brassed Off), Gary Lewis (Billy Elliot), and Eve Best (Nurse Jackie).

EXTRAS Behind-the-scenes special (50 min.), photo gallery, and cast filmographies

2 discs; approx. 184 min., plus bonus; 16:9 widescreen; color; stereo; British mystery; not rated; closed captioned

Directed by Christopher Menaul
Written by Lynda La Plante< br> Produced by Don Leaver
Executive Produced by Sally Head
Original Music by Stephen Warbeck
Cinematography by Ken Morgan
Film Editing by Edward Mansell
Costume Design by Sheelagh Killeen

"A perfect marriage of astoundingly talented actress and brilliantly conceived character" -USA Today
"Riveting" -The Boston Globe