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Prime Suspect: Scent of Darkness (1995) (TV)
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Guy Hibbert (writer)
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15 May 1995 (UK)
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A series of brutal sex murders disturbingly similar to the pattern of Superintendent Jane Tennison's first major case leads to the awful suggestion that she may have caught the wrong man the first time. full summary | full synopsis
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Won Primetime Emmy.
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Helen Mirren | ... | Supt. Jane Tennison | |
| Scott Neal | ... | Geoff | |
| Marc Warren | ... | DC Andy Dyson | |
| Stephen Boxer | ... | Supt. David Thorndike | |
| Stuart Wilson | ... | Dr. Patrick Schofield | |
| Penelope Beaumont | ... | Dr. Elizabeth Bramwell | |
| John Benfield | ... | Chief Supt. Kernan | |
| Glen Berry | ... | Wayne | |
| Christopher Fulford | ... | DCI Tom Mitchell | |
| Richard Hawley | ... | DI Richard Haskons | |
| Alan Leith | ... | Supt. Howell | |
| Antony Byrne | ... | DC Jason Headley | |
| Tim Woodward | ... | George Marlow | |
| Joseph Kpobie | ... | Al | |
| Joyce Redman | ... | Doris Marlow |
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USA:105 min
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Dr. Patrick Schofield:
Sometimes you have to trust people.
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References I Don't Want to Be Born (1975)
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I previously wrote that part 2 in this set was going to be the most gripping for myself - without even having seen this one, part 3. I liked the premise of part 2 and could not imagine I'd find another better.
But OK: I give in. I admit it: this is far and away the best of the three. It is everything part 2 is and more. It's just so juicy seeing Mirren have to haggle with these creeps who are simultaneously her superiors. She says herself that acting is no big deal, but try telling that to all the two-bit actors out there who never seem to get it. Did Chuck Norris ever say acting was no big deal? (Come to think of it, he would say that, wouldn't he?)
Tennison is up against it in this one. Everything's at stake, and the plot follows a classic (but not worn out) story line found in many whodunits of this nature, namely Tennison's integrity is called into question. And the case has her really upset. And things fly in all possible directions. And you have to really stay on the edge of your seat to get all the clues. Meaning it's a bit of an intellectual challenge, in addition to everything else it gives you. Which is only good.
There's no contest: even if you don't particularly like the format, odds are you'll still be 'glued to the tube' for this one and unable to break away.
The writing, the direction, the acting - and above all (and it's a lot) Mirren stand out and shine.
The UK have come out with some amazing detective series over the years, and this is one of their absolute best.