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1* DyeingForYourArt: Creator/HelenMirren cut her hair for the series, as policewomen are required to have short hair.
2* InspirationForTheWork: Lynda [=La Plante=] made the series after watching reality-television crime shows. After calling Scotland Yard and learning that there were only four female [=DCI=]s, she interviewed one of them (Jackie Malton), who impressed her so much that [=La Plante=] decided to base the plot on Malton's experiences during her career.
3* UnfinishedEpisode: Jimmy [=McGovern=] [[http://www.crackertv.co.uk/jimmymcgovernoncracker.htm said]] that he was expecting to be asked to write an episode where Jane was raped, but then ''Series/{{Cracker}}'' happened and he used the storyline for that instead. ("Men Should Weep", series 2.)
4* WordOfGay: In March 2015, Creator/HelenMirren was asked what Jane Tennison would be doing now. She replied "She's a lesbian, living with a very attractive female partner."

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