Prime Suspect 5: Errors of Judgement (1996) (TV)

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Director:

Philip Davis

Writer:

Guy Andrews (written by)

Release Date:

9 February 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

Detective Tennison investigates a seemingly straightforward drug murder that she believes is linked to a smugly smooth crime boss.

Plot Keywords:

Rottweiler | Detective | Prime Suspect | Hospital | Love Affair

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Helen Mirren	...	Jane Tennison
David O'Hara	...	DS Rankine
Julia Lane	...	DI Devanney
John Brobbey	...	DC Henry Adeliyeka
John McArdle	...	DCS Ballinger
Steven Mackintosh	...	The Street
Ray Emmet Brown	...	Michael Johns
Joseph Jacobs	...	Campbell Lafferty
David Norman	...	Tony Rice (as Dave Norman)
Martin Ronan	...	DS Pardy
Antony Audenshaw	...	DC Growse
Anne Hornby	...	DC Skinner
Gabrielle Reidy	...	Noreen Lafferty
Marsha Thomason	...	Janice Lafferty
Joe Speare	...	Radio

Runtime:

200 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:15

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Granada Television

Quotes:

DCS Ballinger: It isn't just your snottiness that precedes you, Jane. You're a role model and an icon on the force.

Movie Connections:

References Natural Born Killers (1994)

Tennison anyone?

"Prime Suspect 4" continues the exploits of the inscrutable and dogged seeker of truth and justice, Detective Superintendent Jane Tennison; the first of three miniseries (PS4, PS5, & PS6) with the notable absence of founding writer Lynda La Plante from the credits. Imbued with the same gritty reality of the first three series, the second three series pit Tennison against the forces of evil while coping with middle age, loneliness, indiscretions, a host of personal and professional problems, and resolutions which are sometimes less than ideal. PS4 conjures two stories while PS5 & PS6 are single stories which find Tennison seeking justice on behalf of the brutally wronged while waging war against institutions which are willing to sacrifice the interests of her victims for those of a greater good. In other words, to prevail, Tennison must overcome both evil and good forces, something which makes the always gray scenarios of the PS series yet grayer and the Tennison wars as much a matter of principle as of finding murderers. Very good stuff which only gets better from series to series. (B+)