Prime Suspect 1973
| Prime Suspect 1973 | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Prime Suspect: Tennison (US) |
| Genre | Crime drama |
| Based on | Tennison by Lynda La Plante |
| Written by | Glen Laker |
| Directed by | David Caffrey |
| Starring | Stefanie Martini Sam Reid Blake Harrison Alun Armstrong Ruth Sheen Jessica Gunning Andrew Brooke |
| Composer | Carly Paradis |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Camilla Campbell Robert Wulff-Cochrane Rebecca Eaton |
| Producer | Rhonda Smith |
| Production locations | Hackney, Inner London, England |
| Editor | Stuart Gazzard |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production companies | ITV Studios Noho Film and Television Masterpiece |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 2 March – 6 April 2017 |
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. On 21 June 2017, it was confirmed there would be no second series.