ITV Sets ‘Prime Suspect’ Prequel ‘Tennison'; Lynda La Plante Scripting

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. Lynda La Plante, who wrote the early installments of that series will pen Tennison, a six-part hourlong period drama. 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…

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