Prime Suspect

Breaking new ground in the 90’s, these episodes are feature length slow burn mysteries but once you’re invested it’s hard to stop watching

Helen Mirren as chief inspector broke new ground-not because a woman leads investigative police team-because she is completely convincing.

Any British person who lived through the 90s and early 2000s would probably have watched at least one or two episodes of this amazing show.

Maybe the best British crime drama of all time and makes you fall in love with Helen Mirren if that wasn’t already the case

Dark and compelling stories. You wouldn’t think Mirren would play as strongly on TV, but she has room to develop a strong character.