Prime Suspect 1973

Prime Suspect 1973
Also known asPrime Suspect: Tennison (US)
GenreCrime drama
Based onTennison
by Lynda La Plante
Written byGlen Laker
Directed byDavid Caffrey
StarringStefanie Martini
Sam Reid
Blake Harrison
Alun Armstrong
Ruth Sheen
Jessica Gunning
Andrew Brooke
ComposerCarly Paradis
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6 (list of episodes)
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Production
Executive producersCamilla Campbell
Robert Wulff-Cochrane
Rebecca Eaton
ProducerRhonda Smith
Production locationsHackney, Inner London, England
EditorStuart Gazzard
Running time45 minutes
Production companiesITV Studios
Noho Film and Television
Masterpiece
Original release
NetworkITV
Release2 March (2017-03-02) –
6 April 2017 (2017-04-06)
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Prime Suspect 1973 (also known as Prime Suspect: Tennison) is a British television detective drama series starring Stefanie Martini as the young Jane Tennison. It is a prequel to the long-running Prime Suspect series that had starred Helen Mirren.

The series debuted on ITV in the UK on 2 March 2017, comprising six episodes. In June 2017, it was confirmed there would be no second series.