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Called in to head a murder enquiry, D.C.I. Jane Tennison (Helen Mirren) is immediately confronted by hostility and aggression from her male colleagues. With her strength of character and skills as a detective continually tested to the limit, she exposes a far-reaching cover-up within the force. When a second murder victim is .. Read more
| Starring | Helen Mirren, Tom Bell, Ralph Fiennes, Zoe Wanamaker |
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| Director | Christopher Menaul |
| Genres | Drama, Television |
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Called in to head a murder enquiry, D.C.I. Jane Tennison (Helen Mirren) is immediately confronted by hostility and aggression from her male colleagues. With her strength of character and skills as a detective continually tested to the limit, she exposes a far-reaching cover-up within the force. When a second murder victim is discovered, the enquiry turns into a grisly investigation stretching back over ten years.
| Starring | Helen Mirren, Tom Bell, Ralph Fiennes, Zoe Wanamaker, John Benfield, Zoë Wanamaker |
|---|---|
| Director | Christopher Menaul |
| Studio | ITV - GRANADA VENTURES |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, Television |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1991 To Rent: DVD: 12 May 2003 |
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Institutional sexism?
A battle of wills between highly capable female police investigator and the old boys network determined to keep female officers out of the senior ranks. ... read more »
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Prime Suspect 1
OK but a weak plot relying more on the goings on in the police station rather than the crime itself. Very weak ending as only really ever 1 suspect after 3 plus... read more »
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good as expected
very good as i knew it would be,also helen mirren is in a class of her own, this story was made for her. all round very good and entertaining
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Prime Suspect 1
This was up to Lynda la Plante's usual standard & Helen Mirren was as good as ever, which is brilliant! I thoroughly enjoyed it, also nos 2 & 3, ... read more »
Nothing is certain in this life but death, taxes and Helen Mirren's BAFTA win for The Queen. This has been an annus mirabilis for Britain's sexiest septuagenarian, and the members of the British Academy are not about to rain on her parade. The Oscar is so close she can probably smell it. So far, let's see: she won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for playing Elizabeth I, another Globe for Elizabeth II in The Queen, not forgetting the Volpi cup at the Venice Film Festival, the Broadcast Critics'... Read more