British Mystery: Prime Suspect

BEST EPISODES:
Prime Suspect 7: Part 1 (2006), Prime Suspect 2: Part 2 (1992)

PRIME SUSPECT

(1991)
2 episodes
Series Score: 18
Episode Average: 9.00
Perfect 10's: 1

S1E1

PART 1

Originally broadcast: 7 April 1991
Directed by: Christopher Menaul
Written by: Lynda La Plante

A female DCI gets pushed aside when a prostitute is found murdered, an opportunity comes when the man leading the case suffers a heart attack, and resentment grows when the previous findings are questioned.

HOLY GODIVA 5 - ONION JACK 5
TOTAL: 10

S1E2

PART 2

Originally broadcast: 8 April 1991
Directed by: Christopher Menaul
Written by: Lynda La Plante

Tennison discovers something interesting about a case in Oldham, the pressures of work prove to be incompatible with personal relationships, and the DSI insists that it's time to put somebody else on the case.

HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 8

PRIME SUSPECT 2

(1992)
2 episodes
Series Score: 18
Episode Average: 9.00
Perfect 10's: 1

S2E1

PART 1

Originally broadcast: 15 December 1992
Directed by: John Strickland
Written by: Allan Cubitt

The decomposed remains of a girl are found in a garden by workmen, racial tensions are not helped by Burkin's prejudiced attitudes, and Tennison finds herself having to work with a former secret lover.

HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 8

S2E2

PART 2

Originally broadcast: 16 December 1992
Directed by: John Strickland
Written by: Allan Cubbit

Tennison gets a confession from a suspect who is close to death, things get messy at the station when a man in custody takes his own life, and Kernan worries about how it will impact on his chances of promotion.

HOLY GODIVA 5 - ONION JACK 5
TOTAL: 10

PRIME SUSPECT 3

(1993)
2 episodes
Series Score: 18
Episode Average: 9.00
Perfect 10's: 1

S3E1

PART 1

Originally broadcast: 19 December 1993
Directed by: Christopher Menaul
Written by: Lynda La Plante

The body of a rent boy is discovered in the burnt out remains of a flat, Tennison's reunited with an old enemy when she joins the vice squad, and a young boy is found dead after being interviewed by the police.

HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 8

S3E2

PART 2

Originally broadcast: 20 December 1993
Directed by: Christopher Menaul
Written by: Lynda La Plante

Tennison seeks permission to switch focus to the murder investigation, two young men speak about being victims of institutional child abuse, and Kernan warns against digging too deeply into a paedophile ring.

HOLY GODIVA 5 - ONION JACK 5
TOTAL: 10

PRIME SUSPECT 4

(1995)
3 episodes
Series Score: 25
Episode Average: 8.33
Perfect 10's: 1

S4E1

THE LOST CHILD

Originally broadcast: 30 April 1995
Directed by: John Madden
Written by: Paul Billing

A single mother is found injured and her baby missing from her cot, Tennison struggles to deal with her emotions due to a personal decision, and a psychologist warns about piling pressure on a known paedophile.

HOLY GODIVA 5 - ONION JACK 5
TOTAL: 10

S4E2

INNER CIRCLES

Originally broadcast: 7 May 1995
Directed by: Sarah Pia Anderson
Written by: Eric Deacon, Meredith Oakes

A man is found dead as a result of what appears to have been a sex game, house-to-house enquiries go wrong when a suspect tries to flee, and questions are asked about the whereabouts of a £180,000 windfall.

HOLY GODIVA 3 - ONION JACK 3
TOTAL: 6

S4E3

THE SCENT OF DARKNESS

Originally broadcast: 15 May 1995
Directed by: Paul Marcus
Written by: Guy Hibbert

The discovery of a woman's body suggests the actions of a copycat killer, Tennison finds herself accused of getting it wrong on a previous case, and an effort to prove herself right sees her suspended from duty.

HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 5
TOTAL: 9

PRIME SUSPECT 5

(1996)
2 episodes
Series Score: 17
Episode Average: 8.50
Perfect 10's: 0

S5E1

ERRORS OF JUDGEMENT: PART 1

Originally broadcast: 20 October 1996
Directed by: Philip Davis
Written by: Guy Andrews

A fatal shooting in Manchester gives Tennison a chance to get her hands dirty, a known gang leader introduces himself by walking into the crime scene, and a schoolboy turns up at the station to confess to the killing.

HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 8

S5E2

ERRORS OF JUDGEMENT: PART 2

Originally broadcast: 21 October 1996
Directed by: Philip Davis
Written by: Guy Andrews

Emotions run high following the discovery of a body in a public toilet, Tennison is warned against bringing in a suspect without evidence, and suspicions about a leak grow after revelations about a team member.

HOLY GODIVA 5 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 9

PRIME SUSPECT 6

(2003)
2 episodes
Series Score: 18
Episode Average: 9.00
Perfect 10's: 1

S6E1

THE LAST WITNESS: PART 1

Originally broadcast: 9 November 2003
Directed by: Tom Hooper
Written by: Peter Berry

Tennison is forced to face up to the fact that age is catching up with her, a case involving a murdered Bosnian woman is taken away from a DCI, and the victim's sister tells of living in fear of her life for ten years.

HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 8

S6E2

THE LAST WITNESS: PART 2

Originally broadcast: 10 November 2003
Directed by: Tom Hooper
Written by: Peter Berry

Tennison struggles to deal with not being able to deliver on a promise, not everyone is in celebratory mood when the prime suspect confesses, and a desire to find the truth leads to the site of a massacre in Bosnia.

HOLY GODIVA 5 - ONION JACK 5
TOTAL: 10

PRIME SUSPECT 7

(2006)
2 episodes
Series Score: 20
Episode Average: 10.00
Perfect 10's: 2

S7E1

THE FINAL ACT: PART 1

Originally broadcast: 15 October 2006
Directed by: Philip Martin
Written by: Frank Deasy

A search for a missing 14-year old turns into a murder investigation, Tennison faces up to her drink problems in order to solve one final case, and an old enemy grabs an opportunity to apologise for past behaviour.

HOLY GODIVA 5 - ONION JACK 5
TOTAL: 10

S7E2

THE FINAL ACT: PART 2

Originally broadcast: 22 October 2006
Directed by: Philip Martin
Written by: Frank Deasy

Bad news at the hospital gets worse after a confrontation in the car park, the police get a big surprise when they head out to arrest a suspect, and Tennison finds herself being reminded of the girl she once was.

HOLY GODIVA 5 - ONION JACK 5
TOTAL: 10

DETECTIVE CHIEF INSPECTOR*

JANE TENNISON

Played by Helen Mirren

15 episodes
(1991-2006)
in... Prime Suspect 3:
Part 2 (1993)

DETECTIVE SUPERINTENDENT*

MICHAEL KERNAN

Played by John Benfield

9 episodes
(1991-1995)
in... Prime Suspect:
Part 2 (1991)

DETECTIVE SERGEANT

RICHARD HASKONS

Played by Richard Hawley

9 episodes
(1991-1995)
in... Prime Suspect 4:
The Lost Child (1995)

DETECTIVE SERGEANT

BILL OTLEY

Played by Tom Bell

6 episodes
(1991-2006)
in... Prime Suspect 3:
Part 1 (1993)

DETECTIVE CONSTABLE

LILLIE

Played by Philip Wright

6 episodes
(1991-1993)
in... Prime Suspect 2:
Part 1 (1992)

DETECTIVE INSPECTOR

TONY MUDDYMAN

Played by Jack Ellis

5 episodes
(1991-1995)
in... Prime Suspect 2:
Part 1 (1992)

DETECTIVE CONSTABLE

JONES

Played by Ian Fitzgibbon

4 episodes
(1991-1992)
in... Prime Suspect:
Part 1 (1991)

DETECTIVE CONSTABLE

ROSPER

Played by Andrew Tiernan

4 episodes
(1991-1992)
in... Prime Suspect:
Part 2 (1991)

DETECTIVE INSPECTOR

FRANK BURKIN

Played by Craig Fairbrass

4 episodes
(1991-1992)
in... Prime Suspect:
Part 1 (1991)

DETECTIVE CHIEF INSPECTOR

THORNDIKE

Played by Stephen Boxer

4 episodes
(1992-1995)
in... Prime Suspect 4:
Scent of Darkness (1995)

WOMAN POLICE CONSTABLE

MAUREEN HAVERS

Played by Mossie Smith

3 episodes
(1991-1995)
in... Prime Suspect:
Part 2 (1991)

DETECTIVE INSPECTOR*

LARRY HALL

Played by Mark Strong

3 episodes
(1993-2003)
in... Prime Suspect 3:
Part 1 (1993)

DETECTIVE SERGEANT

ALUN SIMMS

Played by Robert Pugh

3 episodes
(2003-2006)
in... Prime Suspect 6:
Part 1
(2003)

COMMANDER

TRAYNER

Played by Terence Taplin / Stafford Gordon

1 episode
(1991)
in... Prime Suspect:
Part 1 (1991)

3 episodes
(1992-1995)
in... Prime Suspect 2:
Part 2 (1992)

PETER RAWLINS

Played by Tom Wilkinson

2 episodes
(1991)
in... Prime Suspect:
Part 1 (1991)

DETECTIVE SERGEANT

ROBERT OSWALDE

Played by Colin Salmon

2 episodes
(1992)
in... Prime Suspect 2:
Part 1 (1992)

JAKE HUNTER

Played by Michael Shannon

1 episode
(1993)
in... Prime Suspect 3:
Part 1 (1993)

DR. PATRICK SCHOFIELD

Played by Stuart Wilson

2 episodes
(1995)
in... Prime Suspect 4:
Scent of Darkness (1995)

DETECTIVE CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT

BALLINGER

Played by John McArdle

2 episodes
(1996)
in... Prime Suspect 5:
Part 1 (1996)

ROBERT WEST

Played by Liam Cunnigham

2 episodes
(2003)
in... Prime Suspect 6:
Part 2
(2003)