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15 December 1992 (UK)
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DCI Jane Tennison's investigation of a murder is complicated with the unexpected participation of her secret lover in her detective unit. full summary | add synopsis
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Won Primetime Emmy.
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Helen Mirren | ... | DCI Jane Tennison | |
| Colin Salmon | ... | Sergeant Robert Oswalde | |
| John Benfield | ... | D Supt Michael Kernan | |
| Jack Ellis | ... | DI Tony Muddyman | |
| Craig Fairbrass | ... | D.I. Frank Burkin | |
| Richard Hawley | ... | DS Richard Haskons | |
| Philip Wright | ... | DC Lillie | |
| Ian Fitzgibbon | ... | DC Jones | |
| Andrew Tiernan | ... | DC Rosper | |
| Stafford Gordon | ... | Commander Trayner | |
| Lloyd McGuire | ... | Sergeant Calder | |
| Stephen Boxer | ... | DCI Thorndike | |
| Nirjay Mahindru | ... | Asian PC | |
| Claire Benedict | ... | Esme Allen | |
| George Harris | ... | Vernon Allen |
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Prime Suspect 2: Operation Nadine (Europe) (DVD title)
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203 min (4 parts)
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In a 2006 interview, Helen Mirren stated that 'what did shock me profoundly was we had a storyline, where a house had been bought and they're re-modeling the garden and they find a dead body and then they find another one. And in my mind I was going - that's a little bit, you know, that's pushing it a bit - and then very shortly after that the Rosemary and Fred West case came about and I thought - my god. My god. Not only was it realistic. The real world went so much further'.
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D Supt Michael Kernan:
Senior policemen are politicians first and foremost, Jane. Remember that if you're up for super.
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References Conan the Barbarian (1982)
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Yes, this terrific four-hour (really 3.? hours) miniseries (actually, just a long movie when you think about it) deserves far more accolades on this here site.
I don't have much to add, except to say that I thought this was a notable improvement on PS I -- truly impressive stuff that, for me, didn't QUITE live up to the hype.
This one, however, exceeds it. If you're a fellow fan of T.V. police procedurals, this is possibly better than even the very best episodes of "Homicide" and definitely far more fleshed out and believable than any episode of "Cracker" -- and with an lead actor every bit the equal of the amazing Robbie Coltrane. This one was powerful stuff indeed, upsetting at times, complex in the best possible way and constantly fascinating.
And Helen Mirren as Jane Tennyson is, in her own way, almost as morally ambiguous and psychologically messed up as poly-addicted Fitz of "Cracker"...In a world where most movie cops fear promotions and the specter of a desk job more than death itself, she just may be the first truly careerist detective hero.
The only thing missing is that there's little humor here, but that's probably appropriate too. In the case of Jane Tennyson, a policeman's lot is definitely not a happy one!