Prime Suspect (Mobil Masterpiece Theatre: Prime Suspect) (1991)

7.9	Rating (74 ratings)
8.4	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Christopher Menaul

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Helen Mirren
DCI Jane Tennison 2 episodes, 1991

Tom Bell
DS Bill Otley 2 episodes, 1991

John Benfield
DCS Michael Kernan 2 episodes, 1991

Jack Ellis
DI Tony Muddyman 2 episodes, 1991

Craig Fairbrass
D.I. Frank Burkin 2 episodes, 1991

Mossie Smith
WPC Maureen Havers 2 episodes, 1991

Ian Fitzgibbon
DC Jones 2 episodes, 1991

John Bowe
George Marlow 2 episodes, 1991

Written by

Lynda La Plante
(2 episodes, 1991)

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12 years, 6 months ago at Oct 6 23:05

ran88dom99

smoking causes heart attacks Irony.
Good acting.

Prime Suspect

8 years, 8 months ago at Aug 12 21:06

JxSxPx

Who would have imagined that the Brits would produce a show that changed the entire format of a police procedural? One thinks of British TV as a continuous source of Masterpiece Theater’s handsome literary adaptations. Tasteful, might even be a better word for it. Of course, as an American my perception is more than likely warped given that much of British TV wasn’t shown over here, or it was ... read more

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Helen Mirren introduces the character of Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison in the first of the series PRIME SUSPECT, which aired on PBS in January 1992. When a young woman is found brutally murdered and the DCI in charge is unable to take up the case, it is passed to Jane Tennison, the first female DCI to handle such responsibility. Between a slippery suspect and resistance from her team of detectives, Tennison has her hands full. But she's got the strength to take them all on.

Release date: 7 April 1991
UPC: 013131033496

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"CLICK HERE FOR THE LIST Years: 1991-2006 Broadcaster: ITV Written by: Lynda La Plante, Guy Andrews, Allan Cubitt, Peter Berry, Frank Deasy, Paul Billing, Eric Deacon, Guy Hibbert , Meredith Oakes Stars: Helen Mirren, John Benfield Episodes: 15 Episode Average: 8.933 BEST EPISODES: Prime Suspect 7: Part 1 (2006), Prime Suspect 2: Part 2 (1992)"

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"Years: 1991-2006 Broadcaster: ITV Written by: Lynda La Plante, Guy Andrews, Allan Cubitt, Peter Berry, Frank Deasy, Paul Billing, Eric Deacon, Guy Hibbert , Meredith Oakes Stars: Helen Mirren, John Benfield Episodes: 15 Episode Average: 8.933BEST EPISODES: Prime Suspect 7: Part 1 (2006), Prime Suspect 2: Part 2 (1992)"

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