In my book, Prime Suspect is one of the greatest police procedurals ever televised. It is a brilliant, nuanced series that made Helen Mirren a star. Above Suspicion was created, and largely written by Lynda La Plante, who did the same for Prime Suspect. It covers similar ground, following an ambitious woman police officer solving crimes and battling sexism. It is more modern and, as you can read in my review, not as good. But it stars Kelly Reilly and Ciaran Hinds and that alone makes it worth watching.
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