The Real Prime Suspect
The Real Prime Suspect is a case of life imitating art imitating life. Former Met detective Jackie Malton - the real-life inspiration for DCI Jane Tennison from Prime Suspect - retraces notorious murder cases from the UK and US.
Seasons
1. The Case of The Black Panther
Air Date: 2019-09-03
Former DCI Jackie Malton retraces the crimes of Donald Neilson, to discover how a robber became a calculating murderer, and the investigation that brought him to justice.
2. The Plumstead Ripper
Air Date: 2019-09-10
Former DCI Jackie Malton re-examines one of the most psychotic murderers in British criminal history, Robert Napper, and how an innocent man was imprisoned for his crimes.
3. The Skeleton in the Carpet
Air Date: 2019-09-17
Former DCI Jackie Malton interviews experts to learn how they joined forces to identify the skeleton of a woman no-one knew was missing, and bring her killer to justice.
4. The Saturday Night Strangler
Air Date: 2019-09-24
Former DCI Jackie Malton, accesses 10 case files, revisiting the investigations with the police, detectives and other professionals who experienced them first hand.
5. The Killing of a Deaf Girl
Air Date: 2019-10-01
Former DCI Jackie Malton re-investigates the murder of 20-year-old Suzanne Greenhill, a deaf woman living in a community cut off from the world.
6. The Killing of Matthew Eappen
Air Date: 2019-10-08
Former DCI Jackie Malton looks into the case of British au-pair Louise Woodward, after a child she was looking after had been rushed to a hospital unresponsive.
7. Peter Tobin
Air Date: 2019-10-15
Former DCI Jackie Malton revisits the case of a Scottish serial killer Peter Tobin, who had a criminal record dating back to his childhood.
8. Murdering Their Own Children
Air Date: 2019-10-22
Former Detective Chief Inspector Jackie Malton sets out to explore a rare case of filicide, when a parent murders their own children.
9. The Railway Killers
Air Date: 2019-10-29
Former DCI Jackie Malton re-examines the crimes of two childhood friends, John Duffy and David Mulcahy, who became two of the most notorious murderers in British criminal history.
10. The Deadly Family Man
Air Date: 2019-11-05
Former DCI Jackie Malton revisits the case of Neil Entwistle, a seemingly shy and unassuming man who murdered his wife and baby daughter in cold blood before fleeing the country.
1. The Kidnap and Murder of an Heiress
Air Date: 2020-03-17
Jackie Malton re-examines the first kidnap and murder case in British criminal history, with detectives revealing a case of mistaken identity and torn family loyalties.
2. The Untold Secrets of Cromwell Street
Air Date: 2020-03-24
Jackie Malton tells previously untold stories from Crowell Street, including the first full-length interviews from those inside the interrogations of the Wests.
3. A Private Life, A Public Death
Air Date: 2020-03-31
Jackie Malton re-examines the death of Danny Denbury, talking to police officers who worked on the case of a much-loved local man who led a secret life.
4. A Serial Killer in the Making?
Air Date: 2020-04-07
Jackie Malton reconnects with police and experts to examine the case of suspected serial killer Alun Kyte, known also as The Midlands Ripper.
5. Murder Against All Odds
Air Date: 2020-04-14
Meeting with detectives who have never spoken about the case before, Jackie Malton re-examines a murder by a man so desperate, he would stake the life of an innocent to get rich quick.
6. Monster or Mistress of Brady?
Air Date: 2020-04-21
Jackie Malton reconnects with officers from the original investigation into Myra Hindley and Ian Brady, to answer the question of whether they were the perfect killing couple or coerced.
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Rating
0.0/10
Release Date
2019-09-03
Episodes
16 (2 seasons)
Status
Returning Series
Cast
Production Companies
Monster Films