"Great crime series" --NPR
"Smartly crafted and acted" --San Francisco Chronicle

Crime-to-court suspense from Lynda La Plante

Created and written by Lynda La Plante--"the playwright laureate of women crime-stoppers" (NPR’s Weekend Edition)--this British series displays the same hard-bitten sensibility and emotional resonance that made Prime Suspect a television landmark. Each drama follows a single case from crime to conclusion. Every twist in the investigation and turn in the trial realistically depict an imperfect system in which justice doesn’t always triumph. Along the way, La Plante takes an unblinking look at the psychological scars that violence leaves on its victims, and its investigators.

In these three feature-length mysteries, police probe a young man’s abduction on his honeymoon, the mysterious death of a teenage girl, and a string of brutal murders perpetrated by a serial killer.

Starring David Hayman (Hope and Glory) and Victoria Smurfit (About a Boy), with guest stars Greg Wise, Claire Bloom, David Calder, Gemma Jones, Michael Fassbender, and Michael Brandon.

DVD SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE a 46-minute behind-the-scenes documentary with cast and crew interviews, and biography of creator Lynda La Plante.