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Overview

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8.6/10   1,306 votes
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Director:
Christopher Menaul
Writer:
Lynda La Plante (written by)
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Release Date:
23 January 1992 (USA) more
Plot:
A female police detective investigates a series of serial murders while dealing with sexist hostility from her male comrades. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
11 wins & 6 nominations more
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(10 articles)
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As perfect as they come. more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Mobil Masterpiece Theatre: Prime Suspect (USA) (pre-release title)
Prime Suspect 1
Prime Suspect 1: A Price to Pay (Europe) (DVD title)
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Runtime:
207 min (2 parts)
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo

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Trivia:
Janet McTeer declined the lead. more
Quotes:
[talking about a murdered woman in a reconstruction on the TV]
Pam: She was a pretty girl.
Mrs. Tennison: That's not the real girl. That's someone dressed up to look like her.
Mr. Tennison: They can't have the real girl, woman, because she's dead!
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Referenced in "Ally McBeal: Prime Suspect (#3.15)" (2000) more

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18 out of 19 people found the following comment useful:-
As perfect as they come., 25 August 2000
10/10
Author: miniwidge from Calgary

This is far above the average cop series, let alone a made-for-TV cop series. Helen Mirren is, as always, outstanding as Tennyson. The rest of the series is as good as the first, which is, in itself, rare. Usually, sequels or continuations of a series try to follow the same general plot and characterizations and fail because of their lack of originality. Prime Suspect is riviting from the first to the last.

One extra note...did anyone watching it recently notice that the original victim's boyfriend was played by Ralph Fiennes? Shows that quality breeds quality.

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