Silver Spring, MD — Starring Oscar® and Emmy® winner Helen Mirren in her iconic and groundbreaking television role, Prime Suspect, Series 2 arrives to DVD from Acorn Media on August 23, 2011. Dame Helen Mirren (The Queen) delivers a riveting performance as Detective Jane Tennison in this revolutionary police drama broadcast on PBS to universal acclaim and more than 20 major international awards, including seven Emmys® ("Outstanding Miniseries" and "Outstanding Actress"), eight BAFTAs, and a Peabody. The ITV series aired for seven series (1991-93, 1995-96, 2003, and 2006). A new American version starring Maria Bello (A History of Violence) premieres on September 22, 2011 on NBC. Series 2 follows the skilled Tennison as she navigates the consequences of her newfound success ($24.99, www.AcornOnline.com). Acorn Media previously released Prime Suspect: The Complete Collection in September 2010 (DVD 9-vol. boxed set, $124.99) and will simultaneously release Series 1 in an individual season set on August 23, 2011 ($24.99).

Tenacious, driven, and deeply flawed, Tennison rises through the ranks of Britain’s Metropolitan Police, solving horrific crimes while battling office sexism and her own demons. “Rare is the drama that works so well on two levels: as a crackling whodunit and as a finely tuned character study of a strong but insecure woman trying to prove herself in a man’s world” (Time).

In Series 2, Tennison has proven herself and won her colleagues’ grudging respect. When she is assigned to head a murder inquiry in the African Caribbean community, it seems further evidence that her star is on the rise. Suddenly she’s in the thick of a racial controversy, working with a black detective who is also her former lover (guest star Colin Salmon, Keen Eddie), and dealing with prejudice in the field and on her team. Tennison begins to wonder if she’s been handed a plum case or hung out to dry.

Seen on Masterpiece Theatre and Mystery! from the 1990s to the present, Prime Suspect was created by crime writer Lynda La Plante (Trial & Retribution, The Commander).

Street: Aug. 23, 2011
SRP: $24.99
DVD Single: Approx. 204 min. - 4:3 full screen – British mystery – SDH subtitles
Contains coarse language and graphic content

Prime Suspect is distributed by ITV STUDIOS Global Entertainment; one of the world’s leading international TV distribution, home-entertainment and merchandising & licensing businesses.

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